THE OLD ENGLISH PERIOD LITERATURE
CONTRIBUTION OF OLD ENGLISH
1. THE ANGLO - SAXON PERIOD
2. THE ANGLO - NORMAN PERIOD
1. THE ANGLO - SAXON PERIOD
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Britain's first experience of literature can be traced back in the 1st century B.C. but , literature in English can be seen in the Anglo - Saxon period which was named after angles and Saxons , the two races , who ruled britain from the late 5th century A.D. to 1066 Anglo - Saxon period literature was in the old English language . but most of it was in the oral tradition though some writings are available , their authors are known , their writings are not available
2. THE ANGLO -NORMAN PERIOD
Norman conquest map |
The old English literature continued until the Norman conquest England and ruled it from 1066 to the mid 14th century - literature of this period is called as the Anglo -Norman literature . since the French language was the mother tongue of the Normans , it became dominant and English was marginalized . but a little amount of literature was produced during this period . But in the late 14th century , English slowly replaced French and became the "lingua franca" of the masses .
Especially , through the works of Geoffrey Chaucer and other writers , English become the dominant language literature from this period (from the late 14th century ) is called as the Medieval English literature .
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