〔英美文学课件〕–贝奥武夫–Beowulf详细.ppt

Beowulf Beowulf BeowulfIntroducing the Epic BeowulfIntroducing the Epic BeowulfIntroducing the Epic BeowulfIntroducing the Epic BeowulfLiterary Focus: The Epic Hero BeowulfLiterary Focus: The Epic Hero BeowulfLiterary Focus: The Epic Hero Introducing the Epic Literary Focus: The Epic Hero The Poetry of Beowulf: Caesuras, Alliteration, and Kennings Feature Menu the first great work of English national literature. the epic story of the hero Beowulf, who fights the demonic monster Grendel. Beowulf is Beowulf: nephew of Higlac, king of the Geats. Hrothgar: king of the Danes. Wiglaf: a Geat warrior, one of Beowulf’s select band and the only one to help him in his final fight with the dragon. People Grendel: man-eating monster who lives at the bottom of a foul mere, or mountain lake. Monsters Grendel’s mother: water-witch who seeks revenge. Dragon: giant fire-breathing serpent whom Beowulf fights in Part Two of the epic. Beowulf takes place in Scandinavia. Places Scholars think Herot might have been built on the coast of Zealand, in Denmark. Scandinavia Britain Places Herot: the golden guest hall built by King Hrothgar where warriors gathered to celebrate. [End of Section] The epic hero is the central figure in a long narrative that reflects the values and heroic ideals of a particular society. An epic is a quest story on a grand scale. Beowulf is one of ancient England’s heroes. King Arthur Joan of Arc Other times and other cultures have had other heroes. In modern America, the hero may be a real person or a fictional character. [End of Section] Beowulf was composed in Old English, which uses a caesura, or rhythmic pause, to create unity. ea com of more ? ? ? ? under misthleotum Grendel gongan, ? ? ? ? godes yrre b?r; mynte se manscaea ? ? ? ? manna cynnes sumne besyrwan ? ? ? ? in sele tam hean. Line divided into two parts by a caesura. Locate the caesura in these lines: BeowulfThe Poetry of Beowulf Here are the same lines in modern English from