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Old English (Anglo-Saxon) Period (450–1066)

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Old English (Anglo-Saxon) Period (450–1066)

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I liked the Old English period of time because it was very much an introduction of many different genres we see today. The song I chose relates to this period of time because it is when Beowulf was written which was similar to the superhero genre.

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The Chainsmokers & Coldplay - Something Just Like This (Official Lyric Video)

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The Middle English period was an interesting one because it is the picture of what we would consider "medieval times" with knights and castles. I chose this picture because it was common for knights to wear armor like this such as in the story of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.

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This period of time was very interesting because it was the golden age of English drama with many different new authors with fresh ideas. The book that I chose to represent this time period is an analysis of The Faerie Queene, a series of epic poems that were written by an Edmund Spenser.

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Synopsis

Introduces a Renaissance masterpiece to a modern audience.This Guide will help new readers to understand and enjoy The Faerie Queene, drawing attention to its various ironies, its self-reflexive construction, its visual emphasis and the timeless ethical, political, and literary questions that it asks of all of us. The book includes key selections from the poem (each accompanied by a headnote, commentary and glosses), historical and critical discussions, teaching and learning plans and a guide to further resources in electronic and print media.Key Features
* Contains substantial selections from The Faerie Queene * Provides an integrated introduction to Spenser's life, the intellectual and historical context of his writing and the poem's critical reception
* Includes a range of suggestions for teaching and learning about the poem, both in formal seminars and through independent study
* Contains a bibliography of further resources, including a list of editions, a list of key critical studies of the poem and a selection of useful websites

Excerpt

There are many battles in Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene but the first battle of the poem is that of the reader. From the opening stanzas, the poem is swashbucklingly pacy, full of magic and mischief, and often weirdly beautiful. On the other hand, it is long and it may seem difficult, even intimidating. Should you plunge right into an unannotated edition, trusting yourself to get the hang of it as you go along? Or should you invest in a densely commented copy, and pick your painful way through its minutely charactered pages? Spenser anticipated questions like these - no doubt he had asked them of himself, when considering how to read Ovid and Virgil - and in the opening episode of the first canto he offers us some guidance on how to read the poem. Three people - a knight, a princess and a dwarf - get lost in a wood. In the centre of this wood, they discover a cave, inhabited by a fabulous monster, half-woman, half-snake, called Errour. The knight of holiness, Redcrosse, is all for charging headlong into the cave and taking his chances. Believing that his native valour will illuminate his reading of the situation, he tells Una, the princess, that 'vertue giues her selfe light, through darkenesse for to wade' (I.i.12.9). Una is not so sure. She counters, 'yet wisedome warnes, whilest foot is in the gate,

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Book details

PSPRIMARY SOURCE

A primary source is a work that is being studied, or that provides first-hand or direct evidence on a topic. Common types of primary sources include works of literature, historical documents, original philosophical writings, and religious texts.

233 pages

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

Place of publication: Edinburgh

Publication year: 2011

Subjects:

Spenser, Edmund, 1552?-1599. Faerie Queene

Spenser, Edmund, 1552?-1599--Criticism and Interpretation

English Poetry--16th Century--History and Criticism

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Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene: A Reading Guide

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Introduces a Renaissance masterpiece to a modern audience.This Guide will help new readers to understand and enjoy The Faerie Queene, drawing attention to its various ironies, its self-reflexive construction, its visual emphasis and the timeless ethical, political, and literary questions that it asks of all of us.

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This period of time was the neoclassical period and was the time of comedies and satire. I chose the popular TV show "The Office" as an example of comedy that was first thought of in this period.