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Medieval Overview
Medieval Lit Overview WGU
Question | Answer |
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Medieval Drama Types of Plays | Morality, Mystery, Mummmmings (Pagen), Miracle, and Manners |
Medievalism | The study of medieval themes in popular culture (video games, etc.) |
Medieval Romance | Adventures of a chilvarous knight with superhuman abilities. Goes on quest, fighting monsters and winning the favor of a lady. |
Morality Play | Heavily allegorical and didactic, instructing man on what to do. Extremely entertaining, focusing on death-the great equalizer. |
Mystery Play | A guild chosen each summer to act out biblical scenes. Ex: Nail makers would act out the cruxifiction. |
Old English Period | Poetry used alliteration, caesura, fast paced dramatic style. |
Romance | Presented chivalric tales of kings, knights, and artistocratic ladies. Plays were depicted more fairy tale like, than realistic. |