History of English Literature: To Wiclif, tr. by H. M. KennedyG. Belland sons, 1904 |
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... gives rise to an apocryphal Charlemagne for the Celtic world . Next Toward the end of the sixth century , more than the en- tire eastern half of the country between the Channel and the Frith of Forth was in the hands of the Germans ...
... gives rise to an apocryphal Charlemagne for the Celtic world . Next Toward the end of the sixth century , more than the en- tire eastern half of the country between the Channel and the Frith of Forth was in the hands of the Germans ...
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... ideas ; an effect sen- suously strong , but not harmonious . The whole gives the impression of a union of deep , glowing passion and a certain unwieldiness , BEOWA AND BEOWULF . III . 23 Widsith , who 22 BEFORE THE CONQUEST .
... ideas ; an effect sen- suously strong , but not harmonious . The whole gives the impression of a union of deep , glowing passion and a certain unwieldiness , BEOWA AND BEOWULF . III . 23 Widsith , who 22 BEFORE THE CONQUEST .
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... gives the young warrior , with his last wishes , his helmet , collar , and corse- let , then dies . Wiglaf bewails his death , reproaches the cowards who left the battle - lord in his distress , and has the news of Beowulf's death borne ...
... gives the young warrior , with his last wishes , his helmet , collar , and corse- let , then dies . Wiglaf bewails his death , reproaches the cowards who left the battle - lord in his distress , and has the news of Beowulf's death borne ...
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... give a motive to disconnected passages , or , as he was generally an ecclesiastic , to show his Christian erudition . Grendel , and with him all giants and elves , descend from Cain , according to the interpolator ; the Dane - king and ...
... give a motive to disconnected passages , or , as he was generally an ecclesiastic , to show his Christian erudition . Grendel , and with him all giants and elves , descend from Cain , according to the interpolator ; the Dane - king and ...
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... gives only two . Single traits be- tray an independent amplification of the legend , from which we may conclude that it circulated early among the English tribes . They show also the popularity which the legends of Weland and Theodoric ...
... gives only two . Single traits be- tray an independent amplification of the legend , from which we may conclude that it circulated early among the English tribes . They show also the popularity which the legends of Weland and Theodoric ...
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Aelfred Aelfred's Aelfric Aldhelm alliteration alliterative ancient Anglo-Norman Annals appears battle Beda beginning belong Beowa Beowulf bishop Byrhtnoth Caedmon cæsura Charlemagne chiefly Christ Christian chronicle church close culture Cursor mundi Cynewulf death diction ecclesiastical elements England epic epoch epos especially fabliau feeling French Gawayne Genesis German Hampole Hence Henry Henry III hero holy homilies influence king knight land language later Latin learned legend less lines literature lives lord lyrical manner material ment metre monk narrative Norman Northumbrian Old English original passages perhaps period Piers Plowman poem Poesie poet poetical poetry popular prose reign religious rhyme Richard romance saga saints Saxon seems short couplets song Song of Roland spirit story strophe strophic form style Teutonic thee thegns theme thirteenth century thou tion tone tradition translation twelfth century verse Widsith William words writings
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