Germanic languages

In Anglo-Saxon times literature escalated as an oral tradition. It was past along generations including songs, ancient stories, and poems. The poems did not posses the expected rhyme, they particularly had a strong beat. These traditions all held unique types of alliteration. Anglo-Saxon traditions in Beowulf illustrate how the Anglo-Saxon traditions became a strong influencing focus in Beowulf. In Anglo-Saxon culture and literature, to be a hero was to be a warrior and ultimately a king. He…

tradition of singing them at Christmas has remained. Christians took over these pagan celebrations and made up their own Christian songs to sing as a substitute. Yet these first carols were all written, and sung in Latin. Latin at that time was a language not known by most common people and the people did not like them or take to these carols. So others began producing Christmas songs that did not revolve around religion but were upbeat that people enjoyed. Catholics priest became angered and…

In the epic poem Beowulf, the story takes place during in Anglo-Saxon society during a time of many battles. The Anglo-Saxon society were known to be warriors. They valued many traits such as courage, good values, and determination. Beowulf showed all these characteristics, proving himself to be not only a great warrior, but a hero. A great hero is determined, no matter how hard the battles get a hero keeps fighting. Beowulf showed great determination during his battles against the many enemy’s…

Beowulf & Kit Both Christopher Marlowe’s work and the epic poem Beowulf represent great literature from their own times. While Marlowe’s work made him the foremost writer of tragedy in Elizabethan England, in many ways it predates its time in the late Renaissance in categories such as religion and stage drama. On the other hand, Beowulf is an exemplary piece of epic poetry that portrays the culture of the area that is now Britain in the days of Old English. Marlowe’s plays, specifically The…

Literary Foils in British Literature British Literature contains literary foils. Foils serve as a contrast to the characters. Foils are usually the antagonists and protagonists of stories. Literary foils are evident throughout British literature in the stories of Beowulf, Julius Caesar, and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Foils exist in the epic Beowulf. Beowulf is written by an unknown author and is translated by Burton Raffel in the Anglo-Saxon era. There is a force, vitality, clearness and…

The Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf is ancient legend that was performed by bards. While the poem itself defies logic, it does a wonderful job of unlocking the secrets behind Anglo-Saxon culture. Analysis of the Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf reveals that the Mead Hall served important roles in Anglo-Saxon culture as a place for governing, celebration, and ceremony. The first and possibly most important role of the Mead Hall was its role as the main government building in Anglo-Saxon culture. This quote from…

Julia Child: Television Icon and Cooking Legend In 2003, Julia Child, a cooking icon and television legend, was awarded the presidential medal of freedom by George W. Bush: this is the highest award a civilian can receive (Julia Facts). Child was able to receive this amazing achievement because of her accomplishments in the culinary Julia became a master chef at the age of forty and a best- selling author after her cookbook, Mastering the Art of French Cuisine, hit bookstores everywhere…

Sweden has a rich, old culture known for their music, land and exports. Although 5th largest country in Europe, there are many things about Sweden people don’t understand. The first to arrive to Sweden were reindeer hunters after the ice age and somewhere around 12,000-10,000 B.C.E. Those hunters would trade stone and other natural materials to the Roman Empire. Shortly after, providences were formed that came together and made the Gustav Vasa monarch. After many years of fighting, Sweden became…

Beowulf is considered the oldest epic poem in the English language, and the earliest piece of indigenous European literature. In the 19th century, Beowulf was written in Old English, the language of the Saxons. This epic did not have a title originally, but began to be referred to by the name of the Scandinavian hero, Beowulf, with heroic sources and virtues as the primary focus. Both the hero and the story are fiction even though historical elements run through the poem (Snell 1). There have…

people about my passion for English, they immediately assume that I want to become some sort of famous author one day. While I am passionate about writing, literature, and poetry, I am also passionate about more technical applications of the English language. For instance, I took a class about Technical Writing which really opened my eyes to the reality of gainful employment with a degree in English. Having spoken to my professors about their previous occupations, I began to get a sense of what…