origins of english literature roman era to 1509 dr. william j. burling
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Origins of English Literature
Roman Era to 1509
Dr. William J. Burling
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Native Celtic cultures
Celtic, Druid tribes
Isolated from the continent
Unorganized tribal culture
Stonehenge
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Early Periods of DevelopmentRoman occupation ends ca. 410 CESeries of invasions by Germanic tribes begins—Anglos and Saxons, ca. 450Vikings arrive in 865, establish the Danelaw (northern and eastern England)Unification of southern England (Wessex) under rule of Alfred the Great, 871-899Danish invasion in 981 establishes new line of kings
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Roman influence, 43-410 CEFounding of Londinium, 43 CEInfrastructure, especially roads, links tribesInfluence of Roman law, art, and architectureImportance of York
Bath
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Hadrian’s WallRoman defense against the Scots, 130 CE
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Germanic expansion
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Germanic expansion
Angle and Saxon invasions, ca. 450-550
Extensive linguistic influence
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Norman period, 1066—1490s
Norman invasion in 1066, led by William the Conqueror
Influence of French language
Centralization of feudal government and church results in a court culture
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William I (1066-1087)
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Tower of London
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Norman-era York, 13th century
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Detail of Norman-era York
Clifford’s Tower
13th century
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York today
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Significant literary milestones
Beowulf
Canterbury Tales
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Everyman
Second Shepherd’s Play
Morte D’Arthur
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Beowulf
Oldest of the long poems in English
Composed sometime between 8th and 12th centuries
Grendel
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Beowulf
Grendel’s mother
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Beowulf manuscript at the British Library
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Canterbury Tales
Geoffrey Chaucer
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Canterbury Cathedral
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Beckett shrine
Thomas Beckett
Opposed the will of Henry II
Murdered in the cathedral (1170)
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Mystery plays
Often presented in “cycles”
York, Chester, N-Town, Towneley
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Morality plays The Castle of Perseverance
Single play performed
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War of the Roses, 1455-1485
Warwick Castle
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Transition to the Tudor era Henry VII (1485-1509)Defeated Richard III in 1485 at Bosworth to end the War of the Roses United the houses of Lancaster and YorkFirst Tudor monarch
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Introduction of the Printing PressWilliam Caxton, 1476
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Ben Franklin’s Press (1725)
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A New Era Begins