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Slide 1 - Slide
Middle English literature
Slide 2 - Mind map
The Middle English Period
1066-1485
: (later) Medieval England
The Norman Conquest
Social change: the
feudal system
A long war in France: the
Hundred Years' War
(1337-1453)
A bloody war at home: the
Wars of the Roses
(1455-1485)
Linguistic change: a new language
Slide 3 - Slide
The Norman Conquest
1066: the Battle of Hastings
The Anglo-Saxons (
King Harold
) vs. the Normans (
Duke William of Normandy
)
The Bayeux Tapestry
England becomes
a feudal state
Slide 4 - Slide
The Bayeux Tapestry
Slide 5 - Slide
Slide 6 - Video
Middle English (1) - History
1066 - c. 1300:
two languages side by side
Norman French
: language of court, government, the law and trade
Old Englis
h: language of the common people (peasants, townspeople)
the two slowly merge into one language
c.
1300
:
Middle English
c.
1480
: towards (Early)
Modern English
Slide 7 - Slide
Middle English (2) - Characteristics
Many regional dialects
A merger of
Old English
and
Norman French
Basic vocabulary
is (Old)
English
> words connected with the body and basic human needs
Many French words imported into the language (language of court, law, government, trade)
simplified grammar
end 15th c. : a
new standard language
emerges
Slide 8 - Slide
Middle English Literature
Most works of literature are anonymous
One name stands out:
Geoffrey Chaucer
c.
1340 - 1400
the
father
of
English literature
/ the
father
of the
English language
A courtier and a diplomat (foreign travels)
main work:
The Canterbury Tales
Slide 9 - Slide
The Canterbury Tales
Frame-story
Group of pilgrims on their way to
Canterbury
> the shrine of the martyr
St. Thomas Becket
A cross-section of medieval English society (nobility, clergy and commoners)
A
panorama of medieval life
Examples of many
medieval literary genres
Remained incomplete at Chaucer's death
Slide 10 - Slide
Slide 11 - Slide
1. When did Geoffrey Chaucer live?
A
12th century
B
14th century
C
16th century
D
18th century
Slide 12 - Quiz
2. Take a guess: Which of the following is not true about Geoffrey Chaucer?
A
He died fighting for the King of England
B
He served as a page & a squire under a knight
C
He became a forester (boswachter) late in life
D
He went on diplomatic missions to France
Slide 13 - Quiz
3. True or False "Geoffrey Chaucer wrote most of his works in Old English
A
True
B
False
Slide 14 - Quiz
4. Take a guess: Chaucer's most famous work, The Canterbury Tales, was written for?
A
The nobility
B
The illiterate peasants
C
Merchants
D
All of the above
Slide 15 - Quiz
5. True or False: "Geoffrey Chaucer was the first poet writing in English."
A
True
B
False
Slide 16 - Quiz
What is the time span of the Middle English period?
A
1066 - 1340
B
1066 - 1485
C
800 - 1066
D
1340 - 1400
Slide 17 - Quiz
Which language was spoken at court?
A
French
B
English
C
Latin
Slide 18 - Quiz
Geoffrey Chaucer also goes by other names - which?
Slide 19 - Open question
Look up the following
What did Chaucer's father do for a living?
Who was St. Thomas Becket?
Besides poetry and his job as at court, what else was Chaucer interested in?
What did King Edward III gift Chaucer on St. George’s Day 1374?
Slide 20 - Slide
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