5H Lit - The Middle Ages

5H Literature
The Middle Ages - from 1066 to 1500
The times of Geoffrey Chaucer
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5H Literature
The Middle Ages - from 1066 to 1500
The times of Geoffrey Chaucer

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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
  • land - church - town
  • nobles and serfs - clergymen - craftsmen and tradesmen

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The Bayeux Tapestry

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The Middle English Period
  • 1066-1485: (later) Medieval England
  • The Norman Conquest
  • Social change: the feudal system
  • Linguistic change: a new language

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Middle English (1) - History
  • 1066 - c. 1300: two languages side by side
  • Norman French: language of court, government, the law and trade
  • Old English: language of the common people (peasants, townspeople)
  • the two slowly merge into one language
  • c. 1300: Middle English
  • c. 1480: towards (Early) Modern English

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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

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The Canterbury Tales
  • Frame-story
  • Group of pilgrims on their way to Canterbury > the shrine of the martyr St. Thomas Becket
  • Story-telling contest
  • A cross-section of medieval English society (nobility, clergy and commoners)
  • A panorama of medieval life
  • Examples of many medieval literary genres

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Assignment
  • Read along with the text on p. 8 of the survey
  • Do exercise 3 (workbook p. 2) together with a classmate

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10:00

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What time of year is it?
Which clues have you found?

Slide 13 - Question ouverte

Why is this the best time of year to go on pilgrimage?

Slide 14 - Question ouverte

Upload a picture of one of the mentioned professions

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What is the time span of the Middle English period?
A
1066 - 1340
B
1066 - 1485
C
800 - 1066
D
1340 - 1400

Slide 16 - Quiz

Which language was spoken at court?
A
French
B
English
C
Latin

Slide 17 - Quiz

Geoffrey Chaucer also goes by other names - which?

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