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...Normans had no unity of feeling with the Anglo-Saxons whom they conquered. They had the lightness of touch and sensitiveness of feeling that characterize the Celts, but, while the Celts gave voice only to their own feelings, the Normans had a mighty interest in the world about them, delighted to describe it and the events that took place within it. Their literature, whether historic satirical, didactic, or romantic, was all on the epic basis, tinged with fantastic imagination...
There was no relation whatsoever between the Anglo-Saxon, Norman, and Celtic literatures except the relation that was necessitated by geography. Yet out of the mixture of these three, there was produced a tongue, fitted by its strength and scope of expression to be the instrument of the greatest of modern literatures. England was much influenced by foreign thought form the time of the conquest; especially the laiety, who had been wofully lacking in all education, now gained some appreciation for refinement and culture of mind...
After their own invasions, the next stirring epoch in the life of the Celts came with the invasions of the Anglo Saxons. The grand figure in these conflicts is that of King Arthur, and the fountain of romance that has found its source in his life seems inexhaustible. Such modern poets as Wadsworth, Tennyson, and Matthew Arnold, have shown themselves greatly influenced by the history or the legends of this mediaeval hero...
Lecture. Celtic and Anglo-Norman Literature. Mr. E. Charlton Black. Sever...
Lecture. Celtic and Anglo-Norman Literature. Mr. E. Charlton Black. Sever...