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ENGL 254 - Brit Lit
Final MC questions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Anglo Saxon Period (beowolf) | 428-1100 |
| Medieval Period | 1100-1500 |
| Riensance Period | 1500-1660 |
| Restoration Period (when and what does it mean) | 1660-1800 :revival of monarchy after Puritan Commonwealth, reopening theaters, heroic couplet |
| What is the original language Beowulf was written in? | Anglo Saxon |
| What are the 3 Medieval Estates | Commoner, Nobility, clergy |
| What Lit period id Thomas Morre? | Renaissance |
| Metaphysical | |
| What Lit Period was Alexander Pope | Neoclassical period |
| What does Eek rhyme with in middle age english? | Sweete |
| Important Monarch of Riensance? | Henry the VIII and Elizabeth |
| Features of Middle ages is... | a strong blend of religious faith, feudal ideals, and folklore, often utilizing allegory to deliver moral lessons, Courtly love, heroism |
| Features of Riensance is... | sonnets, Beginning of the scientific paradigm, commercilism |
| Features of Restoration is... | theater is back, satire, order, decorum, no puratain |
| Humanism | used to denote the shift in thinking from only valuing the Christian afterlife rather than earthly existence for its own sake |
| Epic | a long narrative of a heroic character, has supernatural aspects, and covers big setting |
| Mediavalism | the reinterpretation and romanticized revival of the European Middle Ages ( themes of romance, chivalry and moral order |
| Chivalry | revolves around courage and generosity and warrior powress |
| Arrange Authors | Marie, Chaucer, Spenser, Moore, Shakespear, Milton, Behn, Pope |