A Picture of The Society As Depicted in “Beowulf”

Every work of art is an accurate picture of society. The picture of social life given to us in Beowulf is essentially primitive: fighting valorously, eating and drinking well, being soothed by music after the daily labor, and then – hitting the bed to sleep. The men described in the poem, Beowulf, are men of words, brave, and … Read more

“The Dream of the Rood” As A Devotional Poem

The Anglo-Saxon poem “The Dream of the Rood” is one of the prominent poetry in English literature till date. It is totally preserved in three different forms – inscribed by hand in stone, on the skin, and in silver. “The Dream of the Rood” is the most famous of all English religious and devotional poems. … Read more

Explain ‘Nature’ As An Essence in Anglo-Saxon Poetry

Anglo-Saxon poetry depicts a primitive world where life lies in the fight— man has to wage war against the hostile Nature. The precarious existence of man in the face of natural forces and calamities has been the subject of much great literature throughout the ages, and Anglo-Saxon poetry was no different from that convention.  As society … Read more