U5 L5 English Literature 1066-1400 Flashcards

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What is the period between the Norman Conquest and the age of Chaucer referred to as?

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High Middle Ages

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After the conquest, what was Anglo-Saxon FIRST influenced by?

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Norman French

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3
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What is Norman French?

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blend of French and Germanic languages of Vikings settles in Normandy

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4
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What was Medieval French close/similar to?

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Latin

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5
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What did the upper class of Norman nobles speak in?

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Norman French

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What was the language of the common people?

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English

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What were official court and legal languages?

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French and Latin

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How much literature of the early High Middle Ages survives?

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little

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9
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For how long did the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle continue after the Norman Conquest?

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nearly a century

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10
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The main French influence on language occurs in words referring to what?

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state matters and arts and learning

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What was the dialect in which Chaucer wrote?

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London dialect

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12
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What are examples of dialects that grew out during the High Middle Ages?

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  • Middle English
  • London
  • Northwest Midland
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13
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How does the Middle English dialect vary?

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distance of region from central govt

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14
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Which centuries saw the rebirth of a true English Literature?

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late 12 and 13 cent

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15
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Writers of which centuries established English as a literary language?

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14-15

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16
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Who wrote the History of the Kings of Britain, and in which century?

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Geoffrey of Monmouth in 12 cent

17
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Were extant literary works of the 12th century scarce?

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yes

18
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Who wrote a French version of the History of the Kings of Britain?

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Wace

19
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Who wrote an English-verse translation of History of the Kings of Britain in the late 12th century? And what was it called?

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Layamon, Brut

20
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What does Brut contain?

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  • traces origins of Britain to Troy

- Brut led trojans to island that is now Britain

21
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Who is Brut the supposed grandson of?

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Aeneas

22
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What is the Proverbs of Alfred?

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collection of wise sayings