《英国文学》课程PPT教学课件（English Literature）Part II Anglo-Norman Period

PARTI ANGLO-NORMAN PERIOD OR,FEUDAL ENGLAND

Part II Anglo-Norman Period or, Feudal England

Contents 1.Middle Ages(Medieval) ll.The Conquest of Norman lll.Romance IV.Arthurian Romances V.Sir Gawain and Green Knight

Contents ❖ I. Middle Ages (Medieval) ❖ II. The Conquest of Norman ❖ III. Romance ❖ IV. Arthurian Romances ❖ V. Sir Gawain and Green Knight

Middle Ages: or Medieval Period also known as the Dark Ages Middle Age:invented by Italian scholars in the early 15th Century

Middle Ages: ❖ or Medieval Period ❖ also known as the Dark Ages ❖ Middle Age: invented by Italian scholars in the early 15th Century

a period in history which lasted for roughly a millennium(千年) commonly dated from the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 with the attack of Rome to the beginning of the Early Modern Period in the 16th century

❖ a period in history which lasted for roughly a millennium(千年) ❖ commonly dated from the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 with the attack of Rome to the beginning of the Early Modern Period in the 16th century

Of The“Dark Ages” ROME the beginning of the Middle Ages fall of Greece and Rome life in Europe during the Middle Ages was very hard

❖ the beginning of the Middle Ages ❖ fall of Greece and Rome ❖ life in Europe during the Middle Ages was very hard. The “Dark Ages

Very few people could read or write. Nobody expected conditions to improve. Only hope: strong belief in Christianity sheaven would be better than life on earth

❖ Very few people could read or write. ❖ Nobody expected conditions to improve. ❖ Only hope: strong belief in Christianity heaven would be better than life on earth

I.The Conquest of Norman 1.Normans NATIONAL GEC ARAPHIC 2.The Conquest of Norman 3.The Influence of the Norman Conquest

II. The Conquest of Norman ❖ 1. Normans ❖ 2.The Conquest of Norman ❖ 3.The Influence of the Norman Conquest

1.Normans The Viking raids and invasions of the 9th and 10th century led to Scandinavian settlement in many parts of Europe. One of these places was north-western France,in the area now known as Normandy (诺曼底) ÷This name literally means the“land of the Northmen(北方人)

1. Normans ❖ The Viking raids and invasions of the 9th and 10th century led to Scandinavian settlement in many parts of Europe. ❖ One of these places was north-western France, in the area now known as Normandy (诺曼底). ❖ This name literally means the “land of the Northmen(北方人)

This Scandinavian colony soon became a part of the Frankish(法国式的)kingdom. ÷lt's "Viking”leader became a duke. As time went by the dukedom was enlarged

❖ This Scandinavian colony soon became a part of the Frankish(法国式的) kingdom. ❖ It's “Viking” leader became a duke. ❖ As time went by the dukedom was enlarged

The inhabitants became less and less Viking,and more Frankish in their way of life until eventually they became the people now known as the Normans

❖ The inhabitants became less and less Viking, and more Frankish in their way of life until eventually they became the people now known as the Normans