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AFTER THE NORMAN CONQUEST - Coggle Diagram
AFTER THE NORMAN CONQUEST
MEDIEVAL ROMANCES
POETIC COMPOSITIONS ABOUT THE ACTIONS OF VALIANT KNIGHTS
THEMES: COURTLY LOVE AND CHIVALRY
EXOTIC SETTINGS, USE OF MAGIC OBJECTS, ADVENTURES
3 CYCLES
THE MATTER OF ROME
ROMAN HEROES LIKE CAESAR OR AENEAS
THE MATTER OF FRANCE
STORIES OF CHARLEMAGNE AND ROLAND
THE MATTER OF BRITAIN
STORIES OF KING ARTHUR AND THE KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE
THEY WERE ORIGINALLY PERFORMED BY MINSTRELS
MEDIEVAL BALLADS
NARRATIVE ANONYMOUS POEMS MEANT TO BE ACCOMPANIED BY MUSIC
THEMES: ACTIONS OF FAMOUS HEROES, TRAGIC OR SUPERNATURAL PHENOMENA
SIMPLE AND COMMON LANGUAGE, PRESENCE OF REFRAINS
MANY BALLADS FOCUSED ON THE DEEDS OF THE PROTAGONISTS OF FAMOUS ROMANCES LIKE ROBIN HOOD OR KING ARTHUR
MEDIEVAL DRAMA
MIRACLE PLAYS (13TH-14TH CENTURY)
DRAMATIC REPRESENTATIONS PERFORMED OUTSIDE THE CHURCH ON CARTS MOVED AROUND TOWN DURING EASTER OR CHRISTMAS
MORALITY PLAYS (14TH-15TH CENTURY)
USE OF ALLEGORIES, STRONG MORAL TONE, DIDACTIC AIM
THEME: STRUGGLE BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL TO POSSESS MAN'S SOUL
EX: EVERYMAN
FRENCH STARTED TO BE USED AS THE MAIN LANGUAGE FOR CULTURE