The styles of The Owl and the Nightingale and Ancrene Riwle show what about the poetry and prose written around the year 1200 ? January 24, 2020 by feesuata A. They were written for sophisticated and well-educated readers.B. Writing continued to benefit only readers fluent in Latin and French.C. Their readersprimary language was English. D. A and C only
What was vellum ? January 24, 2020 by feesuata A. parchment made of animal skinB. the service owed to a lord by his peasants(C. unrhymed iambic pentameterD. an unbreakable oath of fealty
The use of sea and for body are examples of what literary technique, popular in Old English poetry ? January 24, 2020 by feesuata A. symbolismB. simileC. metonymy D. kenning
What is the first extended written specimen of Old English ? January 24, 2020 by feesuata A. BoethiusConsolidation of PhilosophyB. Saint Jerometranslation of the BibleC. BedeEcclesiastical History of the English People D. a code of laws promulgated by King Ethelbert
Which hero made his earliest appearance in Celtic literature before becoming a staple subject in French, English, and German literatures ? January 24, 2020 by feesuata A. Beowulf B. ArthurC. CaedmonD. Augustine of Canterbury
Christian writers like the Beowulf poet looked back on their pagan ancestors with_______________? January 24, 2020 by feesuata A. nostalgia and ill-concealed envy.B. bewilderment and visceral loathing. C. admiration and elegiac sympathy.D. bigotry and shallow triumphalism.
in which year chaucer was imprisoned by the French ? January 24, 2020 by feesuata A. 1360B. 1357C. 1378D. none of the above
Which people began their invasion and conquest of southwestern Britain around 450 ? January 24, 2020 by feesuata A. the NormansB. the GeatsC. the Celts D. the Anglo-Saxons
Chaucer was released from legal action by____________in a deed of May 1, 1380 from rape and abduction ? January 24, 2020 by feesuata A. Miss Cecily ChaumpaigneB. Philippa de Roet of FlandersC. Agnes de CoptonD. none of the above
Popular English adaptations of romances appealed primarily to____________________? January 24, 2020 by feesuata A. the royal family and upper orders of the nobilityB. the lower orders of the nobilityC. agricultural laborers D. the clergy