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