Chapter II 产 The Norman Period (1066-1350
2021/2/23 1 Chapter Ⅱ The Norman Period (1066-1350)
1. Historical background 1066 Norman Conquest Ca 1200 Beginnings of Middle English literature 1336 Edward Ill began the One Hundred -Year-War 1348 The black death 2021/2/23
2021/2/23 2 1. Historical background: 1066 Norman Conquest Ca.1200 Beginnings of Middle English literature 1336 Edward Ⅲ began the One - Hundred -Year -War 1348 The Black Death
2. Middle English Anglo-Saxon speech simplified itself by dropping of its Teutonic inflections. It absorbed large part of french vocabulary 2021/2/23 3
2021/2/23 3 2. Middle English Anglo-Saxon speech simplified itself by dropping of its Teutonic inflections. It absorbed large part of French vocabulary
3. Religious literature The church had a monopoly of literature during much of the Middle Ages 2021/2/23
2021/2/23 4 3. Religious literature The church had a monopoly of literature during much of the Middle Ages
4. Romance and the influence of French literature o The bright. romantic tales of love and adventure were in contrast with the strength and somberness of anglo-Saxon poetry 2021/2/23
2021/2/23 5 4. Romance and the influence of French literature The bright, romantic tales of love and adventure were in contrast with the strength and somberness of Anglo-Saxon poetry
A Review: English Literature of the Late Middle Ages English Literature from Mid-11th Century to the Mid-14th Century 62. English Literature of the Second Half of the 14th Century English Literature of the Fifteenth Century 2021/2/23 6
2021/2/23 6 A Review: English Literature of the Late Middle Ages English Literature from Mid-11th Century to the Mid-14th Century English Literature of the Second Half of the 14th Century English Literature of the Fifteenth Century
English Literature from Mid-11th Century to the Mid-14th Century o Folk literature and religious literature o Early Alliterative and metrical romances in 12th, 13th 14th century: Sir Gawain and The green knight 2021/2/23
2021/2/23 7 English Literature from Mid-11th Century to the Mid-14th Century Folk literature and Religious Literature Early Alliterative and Metrical Romances in 12th, 13th, 14th century: Sir Gawain and The Green Knight