The old English Period || The History Of English Literature || Major Periods of English Literature

The old English Period

The old English period is also known as the Anglo Saxon Period. This period is called the dawn of English literature. The duration of this period is from 450 to 1066.

 Some key features of the Middle English Period:

                          1. The literature was oral.
                          2. Heroic deeds
                          3. Love sea adventure
                          4. Wildness
                          5. Strong belief in luck                                                            

Famous writers of the old English Period:

1.  Caedmon

2. Cynewulf

3. Saint Venerable Bede

4.  King Alfred The Great

 Famous Literature works of the old English Period:

1.  Beowulf

2.  The wanderer

3.  The husband’s message

4.  Genesis

5.  The Ecclesiastical history of the English