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Medieval literature
Religious literature- mostly written in church languages ( Latin , Greek , Old Slavic)
Secular literature- written in vernacular languages as well
6th -15th century
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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 -known poets Chaucer , Langland
Standardization- printing from 1470
Geoffrey Chaucer
1340– 1400
London
1357 public servant
1359 fought in the war
1360 diplomatic career
1366 married Philippa Roet
1368 King Edward ssquire
1370-87 diplomatic missions
1391%–Gardenerof King´s park
Rests in Poets Corner Westminster Abbey
Chaucer works
Parlement of Foules
Troilus and Criseyde
The Legend of Good Women
A Treatise on the Astrolabe
Canterbury tales
Canterbury tales
The goal 120 stories
The reality 24 stories%
Satirical and witty tales written in decasyllable lines
Critical account on
Chaucer’s England
Framework:pilgrims telling stories on their way to Canterbury
The context and messages of the tales
Corrupt clergy,general
Distrust in the Church
The criticism of chivalry – violence
The division of society
Into three:
1)those who pray
2)those who fight
3.)those who work
English language history
Germanic
Slavonic
Romance
Baltic
Iranian
Indic
Greek
Celtic
Anatolian
What did the Indo-Europeans bring ?
• Male gods
• War-centered
worship and culture
• Hierarchy
• New languages
• Herding introduced,later also agriculture
Stages
Old English (450-1100 AD)
Middle English (1100-1500 AD)
Early Modern English (1500-1800 AD)
Late Modern English (1800- present day)
Influences
Latin – monks and scholars from 7th century
Old Norse – Viking raids of late 8th century
French – After Norman conquest in 1066
Mongrel nation ?
Old english
One of the first written vernacular languages from the Indo-
European language groups;
From today ’s languages most similar to Frisian;
Most famous written works: Beowulf , Anglo-Saxon Chronicles.
Beowulf
Written around ca 700-1000 AD in West Saxon
Story about a mighty warrior Beowulf who saves the Danish kingdom of king Hrothgar by killing two mythical monsters. Beowulf then lives on to become a legendary king of the Geats. Beowulf dies when he has to face a third monster – a dragon, in order to save his kingdom. The motifs of a character such as Beowulf: courage, loyalty, honour , but also pride, hasty decisions and grandeur as weakness.
Beowulf:
• A quintessential hero
• Youthful fearlessness
• Wisdom in old age
• A bee- wolf OR bear-wolf
Grendel:
• Descendant of Cain
• No unified description
• Greed and revenge
• Terrible to look at
Other noteworthy characters:
• Hrothgar – the aging king of the Danes
• Unferth – the challenger of Beowulf ’s reputation
• Wiglaf – the true companion
• Hygelac – former king of Geats
• Etc…
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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

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