Anglo-Saxon literature

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf literature
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Old_English_language
historical events
Anglo-Saxon_culture
Anglo-Saxon_period
gptkbp:availableIn 12th century
gptkbp:characterizedBy alliteration
caesura
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Anglo-Saxon literature
gptkbp:includes historical texts
epic poetry
prose
religious texts
hagiographies
wisdom literature
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Middle_English_literature
Modern_English_literature
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Christianity
Old Norse literature
Celtic_culture
Roman_culture
gptkbp:isReflectedIn 19th century
gptkbp:maintainedBy manuscripts
scholars
gptkbp:notableFeature oral tradition
metaphors
symbolism
epithets
kennings
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Aelfric
gptkb:Wulfstan
Anonymous
Bede
Cynewulf
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Beowulf
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
The Dream of the Rood
The Exeter Book
Widsith
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:England
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Old_English
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:UNESCO
gptkbp:research linguistics
historical studies
literature courses
gptkbp:theme religion
loyalty
fate
heroism
mortality
gptkbp:timePeriod 5th to 12th century