En Eski G. C. Thornley Sözleri ve Alıntıları
En Eski G. C. Thornley sözleri ve alıntılarını, en eski G. C. Thornley kitap alıntılarını, etkileyici sözleri 1000Kitap'ta bulabilirsiniz.The greatest Old English poem is Beowulf, which belongs to the seventh century. It is a story of about 3,000 lines, and it is the first English epic. The name of its author is unknown.
The old language cannot be read now except by those who have made a special study of it. Among the critics who cannot read Old English there are some who are unkind to the poem, but Beowulf has its own value. It gives us an interesting picture of life in those old days. It tells us of fierce fights and brave deeds, of the speeches of the leader and the sufferings of his men. It describes their life in the hall, the terrible creatures that they had to fight, and their ships and travels. They had a hard life on land and sea. They did not enjoy it much, but they bore it well.
In Old English poetry, descriptions of sad events or cruel situations are commoner and in better writing than those of happiness.
Old English lyrics include Deor’s Complaint, The Husband’s Message, The Wanderer and The Wife’s Complaint. Deor is a singer who has lost his lord’s favour. So he complains, but tries to comfort himself by remembering other sorrows of the world. Of each one he says ‘That passed over; this may do so also.’
A good deal of Middle English prose is religious. The Ancren Riwle teaches proper rules of life for anchoresses (religious women) - how they ought to dress, what work they may do, when they ought not to speak, and so on. It was probably written in the thirteenth century. Another work, The Form of Perfect Living, was written by Richard Rolle with the same sort of aim. His prose style has been highly praised, and his work is important in the history of our prose.
The first English plays told religious stories and were performed in or near the churches. Many events of religious history were suitable subjects for drama. There early plays, called Miracle or Mystery Plays, are in four main groups, according to the city where they were acted: Chester, Coventry, York and Wakefield.