SMC201H1 Study Guide - Final Guide: Pope Gregory X, Prosopopoeia, Sutton Hoo
12 Dec 2012
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Context of time and place and christianity overall. Paulinus" mission to king edwin (7th c. northumbria) What life was like before christianity like a bird flying from woven lands. 7th-8th centuries warrior culture: tacitus on the comitatus. It was very important in their culture to fight to the last man. To see your lord die and survive was a big shame. One of four major poetic codices surviving from anglo-saxon england (960-970) 10th century. Acquired for exeter cathedral by bishop leofric in the 11th century. Advent lyrics: vii and viii (from christ i) Anhaga- solitary one the loneliness of the solitary"s position is emphasized by the nostalgic thoughts of previous days in the company of others. Most writers are from the 7th/8th c. a. d : boniface, eusebius, aldhelm. Aldhelm explore possibility of latin verse, contemplate the nature of creation . Books to teach young monks how to speak latin. Why in a monastery: as poetry, as puzzles, aids to contemplation.
