british literature

the english literature british literature the first works in english, written in old english, appeared in the early middle ages (the oldest surviving text is cadman's hymn). these first works were written in latin and belong to representatives of priesthood. epic poems were very popular. the beautiful saxon poem called “beowulf” tells us of the times long before the anglo- saxons came to britain. there is no mention of england. the poem was compiled in the 10th century by an unknown scribe. in the 12th century, a new form of english now known as middle english evolved. this is the earliest form of english literature which is comprehensible to modern readers and listeners, albeit not easily. middle english bible translations, …

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