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Middle Ages (until ~ 1500) (Anonym. - The Castle of Perseverance (early…
Middle Ages
(until ~ 1500)
Anonym. - "Sumer is ycumen in" (13th C)
spring reverdie;
order of description: from low (plants) to high (animals)
universal hierachy
iconicity: cyclical poem like the seasons
Geoffrey Chaucer
"To Rosemounde" (1377)
satire of tradtional blazon; comparison to a fish (unromantic)
repetition of "with me suffer no dalliance"; abab rhymes;
unfulfilled love; courtly love;
The Cantebury Tales
(late 14th C)
General Prologue
frame tale; spring reverdie - natural and cosmic new beginning
introduces characters; explain the context;
apologizes for language
"The Nun's Priest Tale"
beast fable;
prologue + tale;
narrative poem; estates satire; homodiegetic narrator;
Father of English literature; wrote in Middle English
The Wakefield Master -
The Second Shepherds' Play
(~1500)
mystery/miracle play
focus on representations from the Bible
nativity play
aim: to educate illiterate audience
anachronism makes it more accessible for the audience
Anonym. -
The Castle of Perseverance
(early 15th C)
morality play
allegories (personifications of virtues/vices)
influenced
Dr. Faustus
(Marlowe)
earliest drawing of a stage design in England
aim: to educate audience in religious matters
saving of a human soul
shows how to lead a good christian life