Beowulf Cynewulf and His Greatest Poem (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from Beowulf Cynewulf and His Greatest Poem Mr. Courthope, in his admirable "History of English Poetry," inclines to the opinion that English poetry, and the study of it, should date its beginning with the poetry of Chaucer. But lest any might consider that he held the literature of Anglo-Saxon England in too low esteem, he makes later, in the same chapter of the same book the following generous and correct statement: - "From Chaucer downwards we may distinctly observe in English poetry the confluence of three great streams of thought, which blend in a single channel without any of them ever quite losing its separate life and identity. Of these the first, and perhaps the most powerful, is the genius of Race, the stream of Anglo-Saxon language, character and custom." Mr. Courthope is not alone in his small estimate of the importance of the literature of Anglo-Saxon England, but few of his opinion have furnished those who may hold in higher esteem this era of our literature such an excellent justification tor their study of it. Since literature is an outgrowth of life, where is there a better opportunity for becoming familiar with the genius, character, language and customs of the Anglo-Saxons than that afforded by the study of their literature. Where is revealed more clearly the personality of the race? The work of those formative years has also another value, the realization of which is forcing itself upon students of English literature. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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