ENG 2105 Lecture Notes - Elegy, Princeps, Chivalric Romance
Document Summary
Class 6: beowulf (end) and stories of king arthur. Time shifts in time come with deep sense of foreboding. Beowulf is leaving to go back to sweden. The exchange of armour and jewelry is the foundation of anglo-saxon political economy. The will never see each other again (1875-1876) fear of death of one of them. De regimen princeps on the instruction of princes. Uses language of monstrosity to describe what happens within a king"s mind. There is a hunter that enters that space to kill whoever is inside the house. Analogy for what is inside the king"s mind. The pride and the overweening characteristics (personal flaws) are the things that hunt and stalk a person. The moment at which the building is being built. Shows off everything that is right in society (craftsmanship, grandeur, beauty, height, order through linking of people, charity) Idealized description of how society works in an organized world.
