History's Influence on Anglo Saxon Literature

"Do help your son if you can! Go to Olympus, pray to Zeus if you have ever pleased him and served him by word or deed!...See if he will help the Trojans and drive the Achaians back to their ships with m slaughter!" (The Iliad pg. 18) Homer composed the Iliad in order to relate the tale of Achilles, an Athenian Hero who fought in the Trojan War. Throughout the poem, one can see aspects …showed first 75 words of 1965 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1965 total…of its author, and since the historical atmosphere affect the author's point of view, the effects can be seen in the works of literature he creates. Quoting the words of the great philosopher Charles Marx "Man is the result of social relations", and since these are determined by history, and literature expresses the author's way of thinking, thus one can say that history affects literature, particularly in the Anglo-Saxon period.<Tab/>