beyond itself. Sound:Rhyme,alliteration and assonance 1.3 Drama 5 Definition:a dialogue performed by actors on a stage before an audience. ▲Elements Dialogue Staging Genres:comedy,tragedy and tragic-comedy. 2.0 Introduction to the major British literary periods 2.1 Old English Literature (449A.D.~1066) 5 1)History background: The making of the England:Jutes,Angles and Saxons invaded Albion and combined into one United Kingdom-the England. Their dialects gradually grew into a single language called Anglo-Saxon,or Old English. The transition from tribal society to feudalism 2)Main literature:poetry 3)Main writers:Caedmon,Cynewulf,Venerable Bede and Alfred the Great 4)Main work:The Song of Beowulf<<贝奥武甫> 2.2 Medieval English Literature(1066-15th century)beyond itself. Sound: Rhyme, alliteration and assonance 1.3 Drama ▲ Definition: a dialogue performed by actors on a stage before an audience. ▲ Elements Dialogue Staging Genres: comedy, tragedy and tragic-comedy. 2.0 Introduction to the major British literary periods 2.1 Old English Literature（449A.D. ~ 1066） 1）History background： The making of the England: Jutes, Angles and Saxons invaded Albion and combined into one United Kingdom-the England. Their dialects gradually grew into a single language called Anglo-Saxon, or Old English. The transition from tribal society to feudalism 2) Main literature: poetry 3) Main writers: Caedmon, Cynewulf, Venerable Bede and Alfred the Great. 4) Main work: The Song of Beowulf <<贝奥武甫>> 2.2 Medieval English Literature (1066-15th century) 5’ 5’ 5’ 5’