The Middle Ages Flashcards
Middles Ages from when to when
12th to 15th century
Which centuries experienced a boom in all domains
12th and 13th
Construction of notre dame in paris
1163
First university (name it) created when
Sorbonne, 1257
Calamities mark which centuries, what calamities
14th and 15th, plague, 100 years war, revolts in town and countrysides
What happened in 1431
Joan of Arc was burnt in Rouen
How were social and political institutions represented
By fedualism where suzerain and vassals relationship are based on reciprocity of services
France was multilingual in the middle ages how, what language was politically dominant
Latin spoken by clergy, Oc spoken in south, oïl spoken in North , Oïl dominated
Origin of theatre is religious and traced back to
10th century
The episodes of the Bible are interpreted in _ and then the _language
Latin, vulgar (romance)
Firstly represented in the place of _ , the liturgical drama is then played in the _
Interior of churches, streets
Which is the most ancient surviving text from the 12th century
The play of Adam
The miracles are dedicated to the lives of saints. Such as? The mysteries are dedicated to the mystery of passion of christ. Such as?
The Miracle of theophilia( Rutebeuf), The Mysteries of the passion( Arnoul Gréban)
Name a profane piece and a farce
The play of the greenswards by Adam de la Halle, The Farce of Master Pathelin
The legendary stories have themes borrowed from?
The history of France, antiquity, Celtic tales( Brittany)
The legendary stories are written in which forms
Novel form or verse form
The songs of heroic deeds narrate the exploits of the knights. Name one and talk about it
The song of Roland belongs to the cycle of Emperor Charlemagne and glorified the combat of him against the Saracens
What is the romance of Thebes about
Fratricide struggle of the sons of Oedipus
Talk about the romance of Alexander
Written in 12 feet and adapted from an ancient text
First legend from Brittany
The impossible love of Tristan and Iseut
What was the impossible love of Tristan and Iseut gradually incorporated into
Cycle of King Arthur and the knights of the round table
Who took up the Celtic myths and adapted them to the chivalric ideal, courtly love and then Christianised them
Chrétien de Troyes
Name a courtly love song and a Christianised one from Celtic myths
The knight of the lion, the tale of the grail
What happened in second half of 12th century
Marie de France the first female French poet is inspired by the songs of heroic deeds to write her lais.
