《贝奥武甫》是继希腊、罗马史诗之后欧洲最早的一部用本民族语言写成的史诗,是英国文学中第一部重要作品。史诗中的历史人物,据记载生活在5至6世纪。史诗故事发生在相当于现在的丹麦和瑞典南部──当时盎格鲁—撒克逊人居住的地方,从5世纪中叶起,这些民族不断向不列颠移民。大约在 8世纪前半叶,关于贝奥武甫的传说才在他们定居的不列颠写成文字。史诗叙述了勇士贝奥武甫与怪物格兰道尔搏斗,使其断臂而死;怪物之母为子复仇,又被他追踪杀死。后来贝奥武甫做了国王时,一次火龙来犯,他挺身斩龙,伤重而死,人民为他举行了隆重的葬礼。史诗结构严谨,选材集中,在欧洲文学史上占有重要地位。
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