ENGLISH LIT 1 - OLD ENGLISH

ENGLISH LIT 1 - OLD ENGLISH

OLD AND MIDDLE ENGLISH CONTEXTS

Multiple Choice

What was the most important or relevant occupation in Feudalism in England?

• Monks

• Ploughman

• Merchants

• Crafstmen

Open Ended

How did the elite warriors change from Medieval to Feudal England?

THE ROLE OF WOMEN WAS .....

The role of women was in an uneasy position.

• How was noblewomen's heritage affected?

• what can we say about their identities in this historical moment?

What elements mentioned in Poplawski's chapter can you see in the 29 characters of Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales"?

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Multiple Choice

What are the elements of the literary epic?

• long, fun, heroic, democratic and prose

• long, tragic, heroic, democratic and prose

• long, heroic, nationalistic and poetic

BEOWULF POEM

1. What topics appeared in this poem?

2. What is the historical meaning of Beowulf?

3. How does Beowulf celebrate the birth of nations?

4. What is the difference between a long poem and an epic one? What about Epic Lit?

5. Is there any current epic lit we can have access to?

How does the figure on the right connect to the reading?

1. How were religious issues handled?

2. what was dream-vision?

What was women's position in this historical moment in literature?