Yesterday, I was searching for the first examples of English Literature which are composed in the Old English Period(450-1066); so I figured out that there is only 4. I have read Beowulf in my Literature Class at university. I guess it is a well-known and much trustworthy manuscript compared to this one. They both have lots of versions. I just could read the English translation, we may call it as Modern English, because; the original one is neither English nor German and indeed the author is unknown as it can be expected but it is known that the text belongs to Anglo-Saxon culture.
It concludes 5 parts: Genesis A, Genesis B, Exodus, Daniel, Christ and Satan. These works are found in this Anglo-Saxon verse called as Junius 11. These works are written between the 7th and 10th Centuries. Some says Junius 11 is the poet Caedmon’s work; but most believe that these poems do not represent just one person.
All the poems are mainly religious and I should confess that there is almost nothing different from the sayings of Muslims’ Holy Book Quran. From Adam to Abraham, from Nabuchadnazzar to Lot, Sarah and her infertility… the story is almost the same. So; you can just have a look if you are curious about anything related to this text.
