PPT-Beowulf Archetypes in Literature

Archetype is a Greek word meaning original pattern or model In literature and art archetype is an image that reoccurs in different works in different cultures and in different periods of time. Funeral Ritual. By Chris and Noah. Introduction. 3 funerals: Shield Sheafson, Hildeburg’s relatives, and Beowulf. A fourth? “The Lay of the Last Survivor”. Each funeral represents a change in the story—in the setting, plot or . p. 33 Millennium 1. Guided Analysis. Read lines 1 – 4. What is the epithet used to refer to Beowulf and what does it mean?. Beowulf is referred to as “thane”, which means ‘noble warrior’ . Epic . Approximately 3,200 lines long –. Relatively short as epics go!. Estimates of the date of composition range between 700 and 1000 . a.d. .. genre . ·. Alliterative verse; elegy; resembles heroic epic, though smaller in scope than most classical epics. Carl Jung. 1875-1961. Freud’s BFF. Friendship ended over furious argument over the nature of the unconscious. Psychotic breakdown. Supported Nazis. Believed all humans share a vast . collective unconscious. 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 . Poet unknown. Anglo-Saxon and Old English. Christian (but with a bit of pagan tradition). Epic . poem (with 3,182 lines). Epic. = a very long poem that tells the adventures of a hero. Epic Hero . = a larger-than-life character who has great adventures, often boasts, and values personal appearance/identity. . What is an Archetype?. An . original model . on which something is patterned or based (. prototype. ). In literature: . character, action . or . situation . that represent . universal patterns . in . What is an epic?. Literary Genre of . Beowulf. Epic. :A. long narrative poem in elevated . style.It. presents a character (s) of high degree and details important events that have a national, worldwide, or cosmic setting.(. . What is an Archetype?. An . original model . on which something is patterned or based (. prototype. ). In literature: . character, action . or . situation . that represent . universal patterns . in . United Kingdom = England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland. Celts (Mother Goddess/Arthur). Romans (55 . BC. Julius Caesar). Angles and the Saxons . (Germanic). Jutes . 410-800. Danes. Anglo-Saxon life. Archetypes. While studying literature from around the world, researchers found that people who had NO contact with each other told stories that were similar. The basic elements of these stories are called . 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. The Anglo-Saxon period is the earliest recorded time period in English history. . The Anglo-Saxon period ranges from 449-1066. . It ends with the Battle of Hastings where the French, under the leadership of William the Conqueror invaded England. . The Anglo-Saxon period is the earliest recorded time period in English history. . The Anglo-Saxon period ranges from 449-1066. . It ends with the Battle of Hastings where the French, under the leadership of William the Conqueror invaded England. .