Epoch Ancient

National University of Ucayali

Faculty of Education and Social
Sciences

Secondary Vocational School Education

English Specialty

Cycle : VII
Subject : English Literature

Professor : Lic. Freddy Quispe

Students : Blas De La Cruz Yorh Lewis


Pucallpa - Perú
2012



INTRODUCTION

Man's need to communicate was that there were different languages some of them,which until today has great importance is the English language.
The "English literature" is one set of books written in England and / or authors of That Nationality. English literature was born in the early middle Ages. Then start typing in the British Isles using an Anglo-Saxon dialect That Became later known as "Old English". "The Hymn of Caedmon" is the oldest literary text Known at This Stage.It is, In Any case, at time of oral tradition Rather than written texts, although some of the legends and epic stories That HAD preserved and is now Been Well Known s, such as Beowulf.
The Norman Conquest and the Subsequent Independence of the British land-then Known as Albion, made the French Acquired Greater Importance much, and Eventually Influence to use this "Old English" and much closer toEnglish than we know today. It was this stage of courtly Also love and romance in prose and be seen. It was the era of "King Arthur", first, and the "Canterbury Tales" Somewhat later, two sets capital works in the Development of English literature.
In This paper we focus on what the old English literature publicizing the Principles and Importance It Had Until today.DEDICATION

Dedicated to education students, who day seek to achieve to reach their goals.



CHAPTER I:

1.1. English Literature:
English literature is the literature written in the English language, literature composed in English Including by writers from England Not Necessarily, for example, Robert Burns WAS Scottish, James Joyce Irish WAS, WASPolish Joseph Conrad, Dylan Thomas WAS Welsh, Edgar Allan Poe WAS American J. R. R. Tolkien was born in the Orange Free State, V.S. Naipaul was born in Trinidad, and Vladimir Nabokov WAS Russian, But all are Considered Important writers in the history of English literature. In other words, English literature is as diverse as The Varieties and dialects of English spoken around the world. In academia,the term often labels Departments and Programs Practicing English in secondary and tertiary studies Educational Systems. Despite the variety of authors of English literature, the works of William Shakespeare paramount REMAIN THROUGHOUT the English-speaking world.
1.2. History of Old English literature:

The Anglo-Saxon invasion began in the first half of the SV. These invaders were dividedinto three tribes: the Angles, Saxons and yutos.
For a long time after the conquest, IIBB were divided into many small kingdoms. This organization, based in the war, created an ideal of conduct focused on the virtues of the warrior or the king himself, what a determining influence in the literature.

In this period predominates in literature called HEROIC IDEAL. The king was the active guidanceof a small group of warriors, who demanded absolute loyalty. In return, the king was generous when sharing the spoils.

- The heroic ideal in the short term, served to ensure the victory of the king in the pragmatic sense, but also enabled the long run, that the monarch was adding to his fame.

- A heroic death ensured immortality for the king. However, the vehicle of this reputation was noneother but the poet who more or less success, according to their data, was able to count the warlike deeds for posterity. Hence, the bard or poet, from the earliest times, was regarded as a prominent member of the court.

The poetic form used by the primitive poet EPIC is characterized by the solemnity of tone and elevated style. Virtually all cultures draw on a great epic poem almost always...