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

Special Features of Anglo-Saxon Poetry

The Anglo-Saxon invaders, who came to Britain in the latter part of the 5th century A.D and eventually established their kingdom there, were the founders of English culture and English literature. The surviving Anglo-Saxon literature consists of two features of writing; heroic poetry which bears the pictures of the pre-Christian heroic society of the continental … Read more