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Norman Conquest. When and who?
1066, William the Conqueror (Duke of Normandy)
Consequences of Norman conquest
Christianity, feudal system, French and Latin
Black Death. What is it, when was it?
Plague. 1346-1353
Black Death. Consequences
Depopulation, wages for peasants, urbanisation, new motifs in culture, church is less trusted
3 estates and their functions
knights (nobility) - fight, clergy - pray, peasants - work
What is alliteration & alliterative verse (+structure)?
repeated consonants in a line, no rhyme, long line, A-verse, B-verse
Chaucerian stanza. What is it and where was it used (3 examples)?
7 lines in iambic pent. ababbcc, T&C, Prioress' Tale, Second Nun's Tale
Genres of CT
многа (quest, narrative poem, romance, hagiography, sermon, tragedy, comedy, fableau...)
What is fableau? Example
low vulgar comedy about lower class (Miller's Tale)
Dates of writing and publishing CT & who published it
~1380-1400, 1485, William Caxton
Name several rules of reading in ME (with examples)
kinight, I, when, Aprille
What is hagiography? Examples
Mediaeval genre, serious, not satire, about matyrs. Second Nuns tale, Man of Law's tale
Chivalry and courtly love in the Knight's Tale
+_ 90% chivalrous
Role of church in MA
science, art, life, everything
Describe feudal relationsips in the mediaeval society. What about guildsmen in this structure?
Depend on each other. Guildmen are separate
Who doesn't tell a story in CT?
the Haberdasher, Carpenter, Tapestry-maker, Dyer, and Weaver. Guildsmen
