U5 L5 English Literature 1066-1400 (PART 3) Flashcards
Attitudes towards what had influenced 12th century French literature?
chivalry and courtly love
Chivalry was an outgrowth of what?
feudal system
What were 4 mandates of the Chivalric code?
- honor
- loyalty
- bravery
- courtesy
Courtly love is term for a type of love described by whom?
12th cent Frenchman, Andreas Capellanus (Andrew the Chaplain
The tradition of courtly love was spread by who?
minstrels or troubadours
How is a lady presented in courtly love?
- perfect
- blond hair
- gray eyes
- clear complexion
- rosy mouth
- white skin
- high social position
How is a man’s reaction to a lady in courtly love?
- he must suffer because of his love
- fears to reveal love
- tries to prove himself
What are 4 of Chaucer’s Tales that contain comments/satires on courtly love?
- Knight’s Tale
- Franklin’s Tale
- Merchant’s Tale
- Squire’s Tale
What was the Ancrene Riwle?
rule for Anchoresses written by a priest
What was the main theme of Religious lyrics?
transitory nature of life
What is the recurring question that Religious lyrics ask?
Where are…
What is the implied response to the common question in Religious lyrics?
they are gone/dead
What was Didactic literature written to do?
teach a lesson
What form did most Didactic poems take up?
debate
What is The Owl and the Nightengale?
Didactic poem about two bird debating
What is argued in The Owl and the Nightengale?
- versus-
- youth and age
- summer and winter
- art and philosophy
- monastic and secular clergy
- moral duty and pleasure
What is the Debate of the Body and Soul?
Didactic poem about dead or near dead body and a soul that scolds the body for not living better life
What is the Bestiary?
- set of short Didactic poems
- allegorizes animals
- first describes all traits of animal
- allegory then explained
What is Breton Lay?
- secular song form from Brittany
- deals with romance
What is a famous Breton Lay?
Sir Orfeo
What were the popular types of literature in the thirteenth century?
- debates/didactic
- lyrical ballads
- religious poems
Who are troubadours?
knightly poet/composer who wrote of love and chivalry
