Old English literary work
C17550
concept
An Old English literary work is a written composition created in the Old English language (c. 5th–11th centuries), encompassing genres such as poetry, prose, and religious or historical texts that reflect the culture and society of early medieval England.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Old English religious poem | 3 |
| Anglo-Saxon literature work | 2 |
| Old English hagiographical text | 1 |
| Old English literary corpus | 1 |
| Old English literary work canonical | 1 |
| Old English prose text | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
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Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: Old English literary work
Generated description
An Old English literary work is a written composition created in the Old English language (c. 5th–11th centuries), encompassing genres such as poetry, prose, and religious or historical texts that reflect the culture and society of early medieval England.
Instances (9)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Lives of Saints | — |
| The Wife’s Lament | Anglo-Saxon literature work |
| Juliana | Old English religious poem |
| The Passion of Saint Christopher | Old English hagiographical text |
| Saint Christopher (prose narrative) | Old English prose text |
| Christ B | Old English religious poem |
| Christ (Old English poem) | Old English religious poem |
| Cynewulfian canon | Old English literary corpus |
| Widsith | Anglo-Saxon literature work |