The Anglo-Saxon Period:
1.
1. Early Authors
a. Latin
Historical Context THE DARK AGES 450-1066
b. Margery Kempe
A. Centuries of Invasion
c. Margaret Paston
1. Early Britain
2. Anglo-Saxons
3.
Vikings
B. The Norman Conquest
2.
Cultural Influences:
A. The Spread of Christianity
1. Christianity Takes Hold
a. Augustine
b. Canterbury
c. Monasteries
3. Literature of the Times
A. The Epic Tradition
1. Epic Poems
2. Mead halls
3. Scops
B. Reflections of Common Life
The Medieval Period:
1.
Historical Context INNOVATION
A. The Monarchy
a. William the Conqueror
b. Henry II
c. Richard the Lion-Hearted
d. Robin Hood
e. Magna Carta
B. War and Plague
a. Hundred Years’ War
b. Black Death
c. War of the Roses
2. Cultural Influences
A. Three Social Forces
a. The Feudal System/Feudalism
b. The Power of the Church
c. Chivalry and Courtly Love
3. Literature of the Times
A. Chaucer
a. The Canterbury Tales
B. Medieval Romance
B. Epic Proportions-
a. Hero
b. Character traits
c. Setting
d. Plot
a. King Arthur
e. Dialogue
b. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
f.
c. Le Morte d’Arthur
g. Style
d. War of the Roses
THE EPIC
A. EPIC Tradition –
a. Stock Epithets
b. Kennings
Theme