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.
qualities, who goes on a quest. 12.What is courtly love? It was a medieval European literary conception of love that emphasized nobility and chivalry. Medieval literature is filled with examples of knights setting out on adventures and performing various services for ladies because of their "courtly love". 13.What is a fableaux? A medieval verse tale characterized by comic, ribald treatment of themes drawn from life. 14.William Langland ,,The Visions of Piers Ploughman" 15.Find some information about Geoffrey Chaucer - his life and times. Chaucer was the first great poet writer in English, whose best-known work is 'The Canterbury Tales'. Geoffrey Chaucer was born between 1340 and 1345, probably in London. His father was a prosperous wine merchant. We do not know any details of his early life and education. Chaucer was captured by the French during the Brittany expedition of 1359, but was ransomed by the king
century, however, English was once again a written language, because it was used instead of French by the ruling classes. During the Hundred Years’ War Edward III (1327–1377) actually forbade the speaking of French in his army. It was a way of making the whole army aware of its Englishness, which was important during the war. Two writers, above all others, helped in the rebirth of English literature: William Langland (1330–1400), a priest and poet, whose poem ‘Piers the Ploughman’ [«Петр Пахарь»] gives a powerful description of his time, and Geoffrey Chaucer (1340– 1400), a poet who has become much more famous: ‘The Canterbury Tales’ [«Кентерберийские рассказы»], etc. Middle English is Different But Middle English, the language of the fourteenth and the fifteenth centuries, was very different from Old English. Most of the inflections (endings) disappeared,
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