ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Beowulf is a heroic poem, considered the highest achievement of Old English literature and the earliest European vernacular epic. It deals with events of the early 6th century CE and is believed to have been composed between 700 and 750.

Detailed explanation-2: -“Beowulf” is the oldest known epic poem written in English, although its date is not known with any certainty (the best estimate being 8th Century CE, and definitely before the early 11th century CE). The author is likewise unknown, and represents a question that has mystified readers for centuries.

Detailed explanation-3: -Beowulf is a classic work of Old English literature. While it may have not been the first piece of literature ever written in English, it is the oldest extant, or surviving, work in that language.