UG TRB ENG - Unit 1 - Age of Chaucer
UG TRB ENGLISH Recruitment Exam Unit 1 Age of Chaucer Study points Pdf available at the end The age of Chaucer Before the age of Chaucer: The old English period The middle English period The old English period: Little knowledge on origin of English literature Extemporary kind before written Poem before prose Oral before written Historical background: 5th century - Norman conquest in 1066 - c. 1150 Rome left Britain in 410, inroads of invaders from the north. English ( The Angles + Saxons + Jutes) came to defend against Picts and Scots. Christianisation of the pagan English tribes. 9th century Danes settlement. ( Conquer Anglo Saxon England) Contribution of Alfred the great. (An Anglo Saxon king) Norman conquest in 1066. ( Duke of Normandy - William the conqueror) Literary features: Pagan origin Anonymous origin Imitativeness Manuscripts the Beowulf ...