FROM ORAL EPIC TO WRITTEN CHRONICLE: THE FORMATION OF NATIONAL IDENTITY IN OLD ENGLISH LITERATURE
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This study investigates the pivotal transition from a communal, oral poetic tradition to a structured, written historical one in early medieval England and its crucial role in shaping a nascent national consciousness. By analyzing the heroic epic Beowulf alongside the historiographical work of the Venerable Bede and the vernacular translation program of King Alfred the Great, the research explores how these textual enterprises collectively constructed a shared past, a linguistic identity, and a sense of destiny for the Anglo-Saxon peoples. The investigation argues that this literary evolution was not merely a change in medium but a foundational cultural project that translated tribal memory into a coherent narrative of nationhood, laying the groundwork for the English literary canon.
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