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English as an Official Language Worldwide by deibi12 is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document provides an overview of English literature from Old English works through the 11th century Norman conquest of England. It discusses the introduction of Old English by Anglo-Saxons in the 5th century and notes that Old English poetry was often intended to be sung and emphasized sorrow, fate, and human frailty. Beowulf is highlighted as an epic poem exemplifying Old English poetic forms from the 8th century. Prose works in Old English included religious texts and translations of works like Bede
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