Look up: Old English literature


  1. Old English literature
    Prose and poetry in the various dialects of Old English written between AD 449 and 1066. Poetry (alliterative, without rhyme) was composed and delivered orally; much has therefore been...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688

  2. Old English literature
    (from the article `English literature`) The Old English periodStrong-stress verse is indigenous to the Germanic languages with their wide-ranging levels of stressed syllables and opportunities for alliteration. ... [2 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/o/12

  3. Old English literature
    Old English literature (or Anglo-Saxon literature) encompasses literature written in Old English (also called Anglo-Saxon) in Anglo-Saxon England, in the period from the 7th century to the Norman Conquest of 1066. These works include genres such as epic poetry, hagiography, sermons, Bible translati...
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  4. Old English literature
    Prose and poetry in the various dialects of Old English written between AD 449 and 1066. Poetry (alliterative, without rhyme) was composed and delivered orally; much has therefore been lost. What remains owes its survival to monastic scribes who favoured verse with a Christian motivation or flavour....
    Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0039471.html

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