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BMolinaro - Romance. Studying Romance and Chivalry in English Medieval Period
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By what event was the year 1066 marked?
The year 1066 was marked by the Norman conquest,led by William the Conqueror. It is the first and the last conquest of England.
What is the Domesday Book?
The Domesday book is a survey of all the estate, taxable proprety and population of England prepared by William the Conqueror.
What language did the Court and the aristocracy speak during the Norman period?
The Court and the aristocracy spoke Norman-French.
By whom was English spoken?
By the common people and the illiterate.
In how many languages was the literature of early Medieval England written?
The literature of early Medieval England was written in three languages: French,Latin and English.
Which is the most important history composed in England during this period?
The most important history composed in England was ''Historia Regum Britanniae'' written in Latin by Geoffrey of Monmouth.
Which is the most fascinating part of Geoffrey Monmouth's ''History''?
The most fascinating part of his ''History'' is the one in which the writer narrates a group of oral Celtic legends about King Arthur and his Knights of The Round Table.
What is the ''matter'' of Britain about?
It is about adventures of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table.
Why are the romances of the ''matter'' of Britain called ''Arthurian romances''?
They are called ''Arthurian romances'' because they are about King Arthur.
Can you name a few Arthurian romances?
Arthur and Merlin, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Lancelot, Perceval, The Holy Grail...
Who wrote ''The Brut''?
Layamon wrote ''The Brut''.
Is it an English work?
No, it'snt. It is a translation from a French work.
Who was Orm or Ormin?
He was a monk of the order of St.Augustine and lived in a monastery in the East of England.
What book did he write?
He wrote ''Ormulum''.
What does the book consist of?
The book consists of a series of homilies.
Can you define a romance?
Romance is a French form of poetry, it is a long narrative poem that narrates the deeds of a knight, who fight to defend the Church, God and his lady.
The year 1066 was marked by the Norman conquest,led by William the Conqueror. It is the first and the last conquest of England.
What is the Domesday Book?
The Domesday book is a survey of all the estate, taxable proprety and population of England prepared by William the Conqueror.
What language did the Court and the aristocracy speak during the Norman period?
The Court and the aristocracy spoke Norman-French.
By whom was English spoken?
By the common people and the illiterate.
In how many languages was the literature of early Medieval England written?
The literature of early Medieval England was written in three languages: French,Latin and English.
Which is the most important history composed in England during this period?
The most important history composed in England was ''Historia Regum Britanniae'' written in Latin by Geoffrey of Monmouth.
Which is the most fascinating part of Geoffrey Monmouth's ''History''?
The most fascinating part of his ''History'' is the one in which the writer narrates a group of oral Celtic legends about King Arthur and his Knights of The Round Table.
What is the ''matter'' of Britain about?
It is about adventures of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table.
Why are the romances of the ''matter'' of Britain called ''Arthurian romances''?
They are called ''Arthurian romances'' because they are about King Arthur.
Can you name a few Arthurian romances?
Arthur and Merlin, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Lancelot, Perceval, The Holy Grail...
Who wrote ''The Brut''?
Layamon wrote ''The Brut''.
Is it an English work?
No, it'snt. It is a translation from a French work.
Who was Orm or Ormin?
He was a monk of the order of St.Augustine and lived in a monastery in the East of England.
What book did he write?
He wrote ''Ormulum''.
What does the book consist of?
The book consists of a series of homilies.
Can you define a romance?
Romance is a French form of poetry, it is a long narrative poem that narrates the deeds of a knight, who fight to defend the Church, God and his lady.