англ.лит 06-09-2013_00-14-32 / Lecture 1 2013 Qst

LECTURE 1: QUESTIONS

1. What basic social, cultural, and linguistic characteristics underlay the literary process in the Old English period?

2. Which features unite / differentiate “Beowulf” and “The Battle of Maldon”?

3. Suggest Ukrainian equivalents to the following names from “Beowulf”:

• Beowulf, son of Scyld;

• the land of Scyldings;

• Hrothgar;

• Heorot;

• Grendel;

• the Geats

• Wiglaf

4. Watch any recent interpretation of “Beowulf” (Hollywood movies “Grendel” and two recent versions of “Beowulf” featuring Angelina Jolie; Christopher Lambert) and analyse, which values of the original poem are emphasizes and which new ones are introduced.

5. Compare Old British literature written in Latin and in Old English by their topics, ideology, and form.