《英国文学史》课程作品选读（PPT讲稿，英文版）Chapter 2 The Norman Period（1066-1350）

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

A Review: English Literature of the Late Middle Ages English Literature from Mid-11th Century to the Mid-14th Century 62. English Literature of the Second Half of the 14th Century English Literature of the Fifteenth Century 2021/2/23 6

2021/2/23 6 A Review: English Literature of the Late Middle Ages  English Literature from Mid-11th Century to the Mid-14th Century  English Literature of the Second Half of the 14th Century  English Literature of the Fifteenth Century

English Literature from Mid-11th Century to the Mid-14th Century o Folk literature and religious literature o Early Alliterative and metrical romances in 12th, 13th 14th century: Sir Gawain and The green knight 2021/2/23

2021/2/23 7 English Literature from Mid-11th Century to the Mid-14th Century  Folk literature and Religious Literature  Early Alliterative and Metrical Romances in 12th, 13th, 14th century: Sir Gawain and The Green Knight