Week 12: Literature

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Week 12: Literature
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A word starting with a C
To describe something 
Something which stands out

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The word of the week 
Conspicuous 

Clearly visible, 
something which stands out

The bird has a 
conspicuous red head


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Your turn!
Conspicuous

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A very small English literature course


In order to understand literature, we need historical context

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Before England
  • From c. 700 BC: modern Britain inhabited by great number of Celtic tribes
  • 55 BC: Julius Caesar tries to invade Britain but fails
  • 43: the Romans successfully invade Britain (emperor Claudius) and start their conquest
  • Britannia (Roman Britain)
  • 410: last Roman legions leave Britain
  • c. 450: Anglo-Saxon invasions begin

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Roman Britain: characteristics
  • urban civilization (first towns, Londinium)
  • construction of roads > army, trade

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Roman Britain

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Romain Britain >> 
Anglo-Saxon England
  • AD 410: last Roman legions leave Britain
  • 445-450: first Germanic settlers invited to Britain to help defend the country
  • c. 450-500:  Germanic tribes invade in large numbers
  • c. 500: Anglo-Saxon settlement completed

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The Old English Period
  • c. 500-1066: Anglo-Saxon England
  • until c. 900: present-day England divided into 7 seperate kingdoms
  • c. 800:  attacks and invasions by Danes (Vikings)
  • Danes control much of modern England: Danelaw
  • Anglo-Saxons unite: Alfred the Great (c. 875)
  • an abrupt end: 1066, the Norman Conquest

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Anglo-Saxon England: characteristics
  • c. 500-800: period of the seven kingdoms, often at war with each other
  • from c. 800: a slow process of unification (under pressure from Danish invaders)
  • period of relative prosperity
  • gradual conversion to Christianity
  • highly developed craftsmanship
This is where old English ended, for a while speaking French became everything . Middle English which used certain French words was born

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Great, now that we know more about the language

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The canterbury tales 
Written somewhere between 1387 and 1400 
Twenty four stories written in Middle English, mostly written in verse
 
The Canterbury Tales is revered as one of the most important works in English literature.

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Let's jump forward to Shakespeare 

1500 -> 1750 

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Shakespeare 
Shakespeare wrote in what we call 'early modern English'

The language in which Shakespeare wrote is referred to as Early Modern English, a linguistic period that lasted from approximately 1500 to 1750. The language spoken during this period is often referred to as Elizabethan English or Shakespearian English.

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The man behind drag? 
As most people were not able to read
Shakespeare wrote screenplays. 

Did you know that women were not 
allowed to perform? 
Women were usually played by men
in wigs and dresses. 

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Not only Romeo and Juliet 
154 sonnets
38 plays which can be placed into 3 categories: 
Tragedies
Comedies
Historical piece

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Why is he so famous? 
He invented certain words and phrases which are still used today: 

Uncomfortable
All that glitters is not gold
Jealousy is the green eyed monster
Cold blooded 

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Do you have a favourite Shakespeare phrase? 

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Then..
Things got dark 

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Gothic literature
Elements of the supernatural 
Gloom and horror 
Certain vocabulary such as: amazement, agony and omen 
An ancient atmosphere 

My personal favourite? ->the cask of amontillado
Why? There is so much cruel irony in this story! 

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    The victorian era
The golden age of British literature 
       1837 - 1901 

Dickens, Austen, Lewis Caroll 

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Victorian literature represents the lives and people 

Moral lessons
Everyday people (such as the Chrachit family in the christmas carol) 
Hard lives 
varied social classes of people rather than just the aristocracy. This made it more popular among the middle classes.

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Victorian literature 
Childrens stories became a thing -> Alice in wonderland 
The emphasis was on life lessons and religion 

Aristrocacy was made fun of a lot in works for the middle class -> the importance of being earnest 

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Dickens

Oliver Twist, the pickwick papers, 
Oscar Wilde

The portrait of Dorian Grey, the happy prince 
Jane Austen

Pride & prejudice, Emma, persuasion 

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1900     1950                          
Modernism
post modernism
African - American literature 
Dystopian novels 

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