ENGLISH AMERICAN LITERATURE Flashcards
The Grapes of Wrath
John Steinbeck
Fall of the Roman Empire
410AD
Tribes went to the place
Jutes, Angles, Saxons
Old english literature
410-1066 AD
Theme in old english
Elegy, Faith, Heroism
597
St. Augustine (Canturbury)
Old English Period
Fight, Beowulf, Battle
Caedmon’s hymn
Story of Genesis
Cynewulfian School
New Testament, Fates of the Apostles
First surviving epic written in english
Beowulf
First surviving epic written in english
Beowulf
King Hrothgal’s Hall (King of Danes)
Heorot
monster of beowulf, destroys heorot
Grendel
Who ripped off the arm of grendel
Beowulf
avenge Grendel
Grendel’s mom
Weapon to kill Grendel’s mother
Sword
King of the Geats
Beowulf
King of the Geats
Beowulf
King of the Geats
Beowulf
Golden Cup
Dragon in Beowulf
Last fight of Beowulf
With the Dragon
Last fight of Beowulf
With the Dragon
BFF of Beowulf
Wiglaf
1066-1500
Middle English Literature
Anglo
English people
Anglo
English people
Anglo
English people
Middle english
age of chaucer and age of revival
Norman King who started the Middle english
William the Conqueror/Bastard
What is the theme of “Beloved” by Toni Morrison?
dehumanization through slavery
Feudalism
historiographic construct designating the social, economic, and political conditions in western Europe during the early Middle Ages,
Language during middle english
French
Language used in religion during middle english
Latin
Literary themes during middle english
history writing and loyalty
Hundred year’s war
England vs France
Husband of Queen Isabela (lalakedor)
Edward II
Bubonic Plaque
Black death
Old English people
Peasant’s Revolt
Old English people
Peasant’s Revolt
William Langlad
Alliterative revival (age of chaucer)
William Langlad
Alliterative revival (age of chaucer)
John Wycliffe
translated the bible into vernacular language
John Wycliffe
translated the bible into vernacular language
followers if John Wycliffe
Lollards
Canturbury Tales
30 pilgrims
Canturbury Tales
24 tales instead of 120 coz hes dead
Pardoner’s Tale
3 young man (Thief-death)
Planned to kill the other man
The Miller’s Tale
John- carpenter, Allison- young beautiful lady wife of John, Nicholas- John’s apprentice, Absolon- religious guy, rich, kissed the butt of Allison