Author : Sharon Turner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781330620939
Total Pages : 634 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (29 download)
Book Synopsis The History of the Anglo-Saxons, Vol. 2 of 3 by : Sharon Turner
Download or read book The History of the Anglo-Saxons, Vol. 2 of 3 written by Sharon Turner and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-26 with total page 634 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The History of the Anglo-Saxons, Vol. 2 of 3: From the Earliest Period to the Norman Conquest But although thus neglected, his intellectual faculty was too powerful to be indolent, or to be contented with the illiterate pursuits which were the fashion of the day. It turned, from its own energies and sympathies, towards mental cultivation; and attached itself to that species of it which, without the aid of others, it could by its own industry obtain. This was the Saxon popular poetry. In all the nations of the north, whether from the Keltic or Teutonic stock, persons were continually emerging, who pursued the art of arranging words into metrical composition, and of applying this arrangement to express their own feelings, or to perpetuate the favourite subjects of their contemporaries or patrons. By this verbal rythm, however imperfect; by the emotions which it breathed or caused; or by the themes with which it has been connected, the rudest minds, that have been most adverse to literature, have been always found to be impressible. Hence, before Alfred's birth, Saxon poems had been written; and in the court of his father and brothers, there were men who were fond of repeating them. Wherever they were recited, either by day or night, Alfred is recorded to have been, before he could read, an eager auditor, and was industrious to commit them to his memory. This fondness for poetry continued with him through life. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
