ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The Beginnings of English Literature: The Old English Period We first hear of Great Britain in 55 B.C. when Julius Caesar crossed the English Channel and found the land occupied by a peace-loving, agricultural people called Celts.

Detailed explanation-2: -Celts. Peace-loving, agricultural people. Jutes, Angles, Saxons. Teutonic Tribes.

Detailed explanation-3: -A tragedy is a type of drama where the characters go through some form of suffering. Most definitions of tragedy that we use today come from some parts of the work The Poetics written by the philosopher Aristotle.

Detailed explanation-4: -Beowulf sails from Geatland to help the Danes, because he wants to save the Danes and defeat Grendel, freeing them of Grendel’s power. His motivation is purely for glory and praise for saving the Danes.