Anglo-Saxon Literature - Media Connections
Defining Cultural Heroes
In our discussion board forum, define and describe the term "American hero." In your definition and description of the term, offer an example of an "American hero" that embodies your definition.
"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers. For he today that sheds his blood with me shall be my brother; be never so vile. This day shall gentle his condition. And gentlemen in England now abed shall think themselves accursed they were not here, and hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks that fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day." "If you make yourself more than just a man, if you devote yourself to an ideal, you become something else entirely." |
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Beowulf in Graphic Novels and Images
Beowulf in MusicListen to composer Howard Hanson’s The Lament of Beowulf, Op. 25. Read the accompanying libretto for the piece. A libretto is the text of a dramatic musical work. Consider how well the musical piece captures the mood of the poem.
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