Medieval Background

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Medieval Background

• The Canterbury Tales

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Medieval Background

• 15th CenturyMorality Play
• Lives of ordinary people
• Teaches moral lessons
• Printing Press
• Middle English

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Medieval Literature Types

• Drama (Canterbury Tales)
• Romance (Morte d Arthur)
• Lyrics and Ballads (Robin Hood)

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Geoffrey Chaucer

• Sense of Observation
• Moved beyond Romance
• Modern Writer humor and realism

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Romance

• King Arthur (Celtic hero)
• Fact or Fiction?
• Sir Thomas Malory (French)
• Morte d Arthur

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Lyrical Poetry

• Lyres (harp)
• Secular love and nature
• Religious praising God or supplication
  (forgiveness)

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Ballad

• Folk song that tells a story
• Robin Hood

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The Canterbury Tales

• Cross section of Medieval society
• Sir Thomas A Beckett
• Read pp. 92 93 in textbook

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Literary Terms

• Frame Story
• Direct Characterization
• Indirect Characterization
• Social Commentary
• Verse Form
• Alliteration

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Literary Terms Cont.

• Figures of Speech
• Symbolism
• Couplet
• Parody
• Satire

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Literary Terms Cont

• Irony (3 types)
• Speaker
• Author

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Lets Get Started!

• But wait! One more cheesy song.