Essay based on ,,The General Prologue" by G. Chaucer Geoffrey Chaucer wrote The Canterbury tales at the end of the 14th century. It is a collection of stories where a group of pilgrims have a storytelling contest. All of them are on their way from Southwark to visit the shrine of a holy martyr who had brought health to them when they were ill. Chaucer joined the twenty nine of them in a tavern and started to talk to them. They quickly became friends and then there were thirty. All of the stories and very different characters create a body to the story, which depicts the picture of the English society at that time. Chaucer depicts the knight as a typical hero. In my opinion he is making fun of him because he exaggerates describing his very polite manners and love for chivalry. He says that the knight had fought bravely for their country, was honest, polite and wise and had never in his life lost a battle....
THE ANGLO-SAXON PERIOD English literature came when the Angles, the Saxons, the Jutes and the Frisians invaded Britain. During this time English was called Anglo- Saxon or Old English. In the chronicles of Roman history (composed in Latin) is said that Britain makes its first appearance in written language when Romans invade the England. BEOWULF most important poem, surviving in a 10th-cent manuscript. The historical period of the poem's events can be dated in the 6th to 8th century. Much of the material of the poem is legendary and paralleled in other Germanic historical-mythological literature in Norse, Old English, and German. GEOFFREY CHAUCER (1340-1400) Politician and writer, fought in France during the 100 years war. He visited Genoa and Florence where he became acquainted with Italian literature and in particular with the works of Dante, Petrarch and Boccaccio. The French period (up to 1370). early works were ba...
When and where was he born? He was born somewhere around 1343 in London. What occupations did he have during his life? He was trained for knighthood, he also worked as a courtier, a diplomat, and a civil servant, as well as working for the king, collecting and inventorying scrap metal How many periods are his works divided into? What are they called? What are the main works of each period? What/who are they inspired by? His poetry is generally divided into three periods the French period ("The romance of the rose"), the Italian period ("Troilus and Criseyde", inspired by his own trip to Italy) and the English period ("The Canterbury Tales") What type of a work is The Canterbury Tales ? Poetry (two tales are in prose: the Tale of Melibee and the Parson's Tale) When did Chaucer die? Where is he buried? He is believe...
Geoffrey Chaucer 13431400 · Son of a wealthy London wine merchant. · Served as a page in the royal household while in his early teens. · Was married to on of the Queen's ladiesinwaiting Philippa Roet. · Worked as the Controller of Customs in London, Justice of Peace in Kent and Clerk of the King's Works. · Was buried in Westminster Abbey. Chaucer's poetry Poetry generally divided into three periods: 1. The French period: "The Romance of the Rose" 2. The Italian period "Troilus and Criseyde" 3. The English Period "The Canterbury Tales" Chaucer's works are written in Middle English of London in The 1300s. "The Canterbury Tales": · He planned to write 120 tales but managed only 20. · They travel one ...
Medieval literature Religious literature- mostly written in church languages(Latin, Greek, Old Slavic) Secular literature- written in vernacular languages as well 6th -15th century Anonymity Religious writing Liturgical writing-hymns, psalms Theological writing-aquinas, abelard etc Religious poetry Mystery plays-reenactment of bible stories Secular writing Troubadour writing:"courtly love", romance Epic poem(song of roland) Travel writing History writing-chronicles Allegory The use of symbols and analogy to convey a certain meaning /message Literary output of medieval English Anglo-saxon or Old English literature(7th century-1066) Middle english literature(12th century-15th century) End of the period:1470s chancery standard(regulating english) and onset of renaissance Middle English literature Written in many dialects in early period 14th century Middle english was used for majority literary works...
1.Who were the Normans and what did they bring with them? The normans were the people who in the 10th and 11th centuries gave their name to Normandy, a region in France. 2.How long did the Norman period last in the British Isles? 1066-1154 3.How did the Norman Conquest take place and what were the events leading to this? Edward the Confessor died and the throne was seized by his leading aristocrat, Harold Godwinson, who was crowned. Almost immediately, Harold faced two invasions - one from the king of Norway, Harald Hardrada, who was supported by Harold Godwinson's brother Tostig, and the other from William, Duke of Normandy. Harold defeated the Norwegian invasion at the Battle of Stamford Bridge in September 1066, but he was defeated and killed shortly afterwards at the Battle of Hastings. The victorious William claimed the throne. 4.What is Domesday book all about ? William the Conqueror started recording England, because he wanted...
Literature of the 14th century The highpoint of medieval literature, the best writer of late medieval lived then. William Langland 1332-1376 the last important poet of alliterative verse. His masterpiece "The Vision of Piers Ploughman" how important working hard is, the labour of peasants is the base of the welfare of the people. A passionate protest against social injustice. A time when peasants were slowly rising against their feudal lords. Descriptions of different social classes. Religious mysticism. Two great principles: 1) all men are equal before God; 2) honest labour is dignified. It is a dream allegory. A young maiden named Youth, Greed is an old witch. The greatest writer of this period and the whole of medieval times Geoffrey Chaucer (1340?-1400): · The father of English poetry · The creator of English versification · The first poet to use various metres · Laid the foundation of the new literary English ...
The British Who are they? The British are world famous on almost all walks of life. Their culture is rich and varied. Theatre The British have a tradition of theatre. Long, long time ago the culture of theatre was introduced from Europe to the British by the Romans. Many auditoriums were constructed across the country. The most famous British playwright is obviously William Shakespeare. He lived from 1564 to 1616. During that time he wrote about 40 plays, which are still played and used in today's theatre. His plays are performed more often than those of any other playwright. The first professional woman playwright was Aphra Behn. Nowadays there are not so many world famous dramatists in England but the memory of William Shakespeare and many others has preserved until today. Important modern playwrights include Alan Ayckbourn, John Osborne, Harold Pinter, Tom Stoppard, and Arnold Wesker. Music Many British music composers have ma...
Suppletion Present in languages of different families. Present in Old, Middle and Modern English, though the general tendency is towards more regularity/iconicity so the number of suppletive forms has decreased.In the text: goon to go wenden - to turn Gan was suppletive in Old English, past form: eode.Eode was supplanted by went (past form of wenden) at the end of the Middle English period.To wend has survived in Modern English in phrases such as to wend one's way, we wended homewards (ironic usage). Thus: suppletivity- suppletion different parts of one and the same paradigm come from what were originally different paradigms (different words with close meanings or words in different but close dialects).Suppletion embraces verbs, adjectives, nouns. Be was/were been (Old English beon/wesan) (am, art, is, are); in Old English some suppletive forms were used parallel to one another) Good better best Bad worse worst Much more...
English literature is one of the oldest literatures in Europe; dates back to the 6th century AD. Oral literature, i.e. not written down, spread from person to person. In 449 AD Anglo-‐Saxon tribes invaded England – beginning of the Anglo-‐Saxon period in English literature. The first form of literature was folklore, carried by scops and gleemen, who sang in alliterative verse (a kind of simple poetry). Prose developed much later. The first form of recorded English literature was the epic Beowulf, which was produced sometime near the end of the 7th and beginning of the 8th century. It has no ...
History of Football Forerunners of football The creation of football as we understand it today is geographically confined to British shores, but there is extensive evidence of ancient games with the same basic principles as the modern day incarnation. The first of these was identified as part of Shang Dynasty China in the 5th century BC, the game's objective being to kick a leather ball through a hole in a piece of cloth which between two 30 foot poles. The Tsu'Chu military exercise in 3rd century China was also an interesting elaboration on this theme; the premise once again being to kick a leather ball through a 30-40 centimetre opening. As the Tsu'Chu exercise lacked the central team element of today's football, attention has also been given to the Greek and Roman games of episkyros and Harpastum respectively. The latter is particularly interesting as a game played on a rectangular grass surface wi...
Outstanding figures in British literature Eva Martina Põder 11.b British literature Refers to all literature produced by British authors from the United Kingdom, which includes England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, the Channel Islands, and Isle of Man Includes early works written in Gaelic, Welsh, and Latin, works in Old, Middle, and Modern English, each of which represents a different period Full of great works British works in Latin Venerable Bede He lived between 673 and 735 AD The greatest of all the AngloSaxon scholars He's the earliest English historian, whose work has shed light on a period of English history that would have otherwise been unknown ,,The Father of English History" Wrote / translated about 40 books on almost every area of knowledge, i.e. nature, astronomy, and poetry His best known work is "The Ecclesiastical History of the English People" Starting with the Roman invasion in the 5th century, he...
KORDAMISKÜSIMUSED EKSAMIKS Loengumaterjalid (loengukonspektid Moodle’s, ka viimane konspekt „Postkolonialism” ja „Postmodernistliku kirjanduse tunnusjooned“ ja „Modernistliku proosa tunnusjooned“) Merilai, Saro, Annus, „Poeetika”: Ilukirjanduslikkus (lk 9–14), Luule poeetika (17–88, sh osa „Kõne-lause ja piltkujundid”), Proosa poeetika (139–194) J. Kraavi, „Postmodernismi teooria”, lk 110–135 (ÕIS). T. Hennoste, „Postkolonialism ja Eesti, http://www.kirikiri.ee/article.php3?id_article=201 (ÕIS) T.Hennoste. Kaanon. Kaanan. Teoses „Eurooplaseks saamine“. TÜ kirjastus, 2003, lk 178-182 (ÕIS). Kuidas on mõiste ’kirjandus’ tähendus ajalooliselt muutunud (mõiste ’ilukirjandus’ eristamine, selle roll kirjandusteaduse arengus? (Vt ka videolõiku, kus Terry Eagleton seda nihet selgitab). Kirjandus on läbi ajaloo omanud erinevaid tähendusi, üldiselt on kirjandus tekst, mis on mõeldud kellelegi lugemiseks, seega on see teos millel on...
FLKU.05.155 Kirjandus- ja teatriteaduse alused I FLKU.05.063 Sissejuhatus kirjandusteadusesse Sügis 2012, Kurvet-Käosaar KOHUSTUSLIK KIRJANDUS Kohustusliku kirjanduse ja loengumaterjalide läbitöötamisel pidage silmas, et eksam eeldab ka praktilisi teadmisi: 1) värsimõõdu, riimiskeemi või stroofitüübi määramine luuleteoses, kõnekujundi määramine luuleteoses ja 2) jutustajatüübi (näit. kõiketeadev jutustaja, ebausaldusväärne jutustaja, minajutustaja, heterodiegeetiline, homodiegeetiline, autodiegeetiline jutustaja) ja jutustamistasandi (samaaegne, järgnev, ennetav, vahelepõimitud) määramine proosakatkes. Loengumaterjalid (slaidid, ÕIS-is, vt ka viimane konspekt ,,Postkolonialism") Merilai, Saro, Annus, ,,Poeetika": Ilukirjanduslikkus (lk 914), Luule poeetika (1788, sh osa ,,Kõne-lause ja piltkujundid"), Proosa poeetika (139194) J. Kraavi, ,,Postmodernismi teooria", lk 110135. S. Nootre, Kirjanduse kõnetus: 1333, 5860, 6365, ...
FLKU.05.155 Kirjandus- ja teatriteaduse alused I FLKU.05.063 Sissejuhatus kirjandusteadusesse Sügis 2012, Kurvet-Käosaar KOHUSTUSLIK KIRJANDUS Kohustusliku kirjanduse ja loengumaterjalide läbitöötamisel pidage silmas, et eksam eeldab ka praktilisi teadmisi: 1) värsimõõdu, riimiskeemi või stroofitüübi määramine luuleteoses, kõnekujundi määramine luuleteoses ja 2) jutustajatüübi (näit. kõiketeadev jutustaja, ebausaldusväärne jutustaja, minajutustaja, heterodiegeetiline, homodiegeetiline, autodiegeetiline jutustaja) ja jutustamistasandi (samaaegne, järgnev, ennetav, vahelepõimitud) määramine proosakatkes. Loengumaterjalid (slaidid, ÕIS-is, vt ka viimane konspekt „Postkolonialism”) Merilai, Saro, Annus, „Poeetika”: Ilukirjanduslikkus (lk 9–14), Luule poeetika (17–88, sh osa „Kõne-lause ja piltkujundid”), Proosa poeetika (139–194) J. Kraavi, „Postmodernismi teooria”, lk 110–135. S. Nootre, Kirjanduse kõnetus: 13–33, 58–60, 63–65, 111–...
N. A. Vavilov ASPECTS OF BRITISH HISTORY Н. А. Вавилов КРАТКАЯ ИСТОРИЯ ВЕЛИКОБРИТАНИИ Учебное пособие на английском языке Москва Институт международного права и экономики имени А. С. Грибоедова 2008 2 УТВЕРЖДЕНО кафедрой лингвистики и переводоведения Вавилов Н.А. Краткая история Великобритании: Учебное пособие на английском языке. – 2-е изд., пересмотр. и испр. – М.: ИМПЭ им. А.С. Грибоедова, 2008. – 88 с. Пособие содержит краткий очерк важнейших событий в истории Великобритании – от первых документально засвидетельствованных вторжений на остров (кельтов, римлян и англосаксов) до создания и распада Британск...
Some of the things you will learn in THE CODEBREAKERS • How secret Japanese messages were decoded in Washington hours before Pearl Harbor. • How German codebreakers helped usher in the Russian Revolution. • How John F. Kennedy escaped capture in the Pacific because the Japanese failed to solve a simple cipher. • How codebreaking determined a presidential election, convicted an underworld syndicate head, won the battle of Midway, led to cruel Allied defeats in North Africa, and broke up a vast Nazi spy ring. • How one American became the world's most famous codebreaker, and another became the world's greatest. • How codes and codebreakers operate today within the secret agencies of the U.S. and Russia. • And incredibly much more. "For many evenings of gripping reading, no better choice can be made than this book." —Christian Science Monitor THE ...
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