Beowulf
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
BEOWULF
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literary qualities
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EPIC
genre
EPIC
EPIC HERO
GREAT MILITARY, NATIONAL, OR RELIGIOUS IMPORTANCE
EXTENSIVE JOURNEYS
HERO MUST TRAVEL GREAT DISTANCES
heroic battles
enormous proportions. high stakes.
EXTENSIVE SETTING
EVENTS TAKE PLACE across a wide geographical space
supernatural beings
Gods, angels, demons
ALLITERATIVE VERSE
poetic form
ALLITERATION defined
repetition of initial consonant sounds
ALLITERATION EXAMPLEs
Alliterative verse
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
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DISCUSSION
- Use textual evidence
- Refer to specific page numbers
BEOWULF AS CHARACTER
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF HIM? WHY?
BEOWULF AS CHARACTER
HOW DOES HE REPRESENT HIMSELF IN SPEECHES?
ORAL CULTURE
HOW CAN WE TELL THIS IS CAME FROM AN ORAL CULTURE?
ORAL CULTURE
WHAT ELEMENTS OF ORAL CULTURE ARE PORTRAYED?
