PPT-Introduction Beowulf Author

Unknown the poem has been translated several times the version we are working with is translated by Seamus Heaney G enre Alliterative verse elegy resembles heroic epic though smaller in scope than most classical . When? Where? Who?. We may say that . Beowulf. was composed somewhere in England between about 521 AD . and1026 . AD . We . do not know for sure where in England the poem was composed. . Nor . do we know if the poem was composed by a single author, or whether it is the result of the merging together of ballads by different authors, nor whether the poem was significantly altered subsequent to its first written form.. Beowulf: . Context Review. Composed in . England. by an . unknown Anglo-Saxon poet . (c. 750). Set in . Scandinavia. just . before Anglo-Saxon migration . (c. 520). Celts . reside in England during . Beowulf. College Prep English. Mrs. Kazmaier. Epic Poem & Epic Hero . Elements of the Epic. Main character is a hero.. Hero is charged with a quest.. Hero is tested.. Mythical beings, magical animals, human helpers.. Purpose . A literary analysis is not merely a summary of a literary work.. Instead, it is an . argument. about the work that expresses a writer’s personal perspective, interpretation, judgment or critical evaluation of the work.. Beowulf. Called the “Dark Ages” - - a time of Barbarians. During a time of Old English Warriors . Where does the word “barbarian” come from?. Just what WERE the Dark Ages? What made them “dark?” . HELP! I need somebody!. Think of a time when you helped someone in need or someone helped you OR a time when you did NOT render help and wish you had. Give a brief summary of the incident then answer the following analysis questions: . the dark?. Why Study Beowulf?. Woody Allen’s opinion. Seamus Heaney's opinion. In reference to Grendel. bit into his bone-. lappings. , bolted down his blood. and gorged on him in lumps, leaving the body. Beowulf goes to Denmark and fights Grendel. Beowulf fights Grendel’s mom. Back home as king of the Geats, Beowulf fights a Dragon. Grendel. Is a monster descended from Cain (of Cain and Abel fame). He is willing to risk his life in order to earn fame by killing . Grendal. .. What weapon does Beowulf use to kill . Grendel. ?. His hands. To what does the poet give credit for Beowulf’s victory over . Beowulf. (pg. 18 ). Beowulf. in Old English. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L7VTH8ii_8. Music Video. http. ://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiBaSqO7n9U. The Monster Grendel. …. 1. What phrase points to Grendel’s evil nature?. Composed in Old English. Alliterative measure. Oral epic handed down. Archetypal tales of monsters, god-fashioned weapons, descents to the underworld, fights with dragons, and hero’s quest to save a community threatened by evil. Beowulf. Called the “Dark Ages” - - a time of Barbarians. During a time of Old English Warriors . Where does the word “barbarian” come from?. Just what WERE the Dark Ages? What made them “dark?” . Can you answer them like our epic hero? (a.k.a. like a BOSS?!). QUESTION #1. What does Beowulf do for 50 long years?. A) Battle back and forth with Grendel. B) Serve as Hrothgar’s personal security guard. The Anglo-Saxons: 449 - 1066. 449 AD: Germanic mercenaries arrived from the Northern coasts of Europe to attack the Britons. Angles, Saxons, Jutes. By 500 AD, many invaders had settled.. . . . Archaeology has revealed much of the Anglo-Saxons, through cemeteries.