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| What was the first of the Anglo-Saxons literature? |
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| T/F. The Anglo-Saxon poetry was written. |
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| 1. love of freedom; 2. responsiveness to nature, especially in her sterner moods; 3. strong religious convictions and a belief in Wyrd, or Fate; 4. reverence for womanhood; and 5. devotion to glory as the ruling motive in every warrior's life. |
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| What are the five striking characteristics of Anglo-Saxon literature? |
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| What was the Anglo-Saxon poet called? |
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| The _____ also recited poems; he was not an original poet but a performer, a chanter, a harper, and sometimes a jester and juggler. |
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| Anglo-Saxon poetry was composed of two half lines separated by a _____ or a _____. |
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| What are strong metaphorical expressions called? |
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| What is the greatest of the Anglo-Saxon poems and the oldest surviving epic of any Germanic people? |
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| _____ is the story of a man struggling against three monstrous and mysterious incarnations of evil. |
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| Grendel, Grendel's mother, and the fire-breathing dragon. |
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| The first section relates to Beowulf's fight with _____, the second tells of his confrontation with _____ _____, and the third takes place fifty years later as Beowulf slays the _____ _____ plaguing his homeland. |
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| Who is the first Anglo-Saxon poet whose name we know? |
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| What is Caedmon sometimes known as? |
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| _____ was a simple herdsman who lived at a monastery at Whitby in Northumbria, the cultural center of England. |
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| Who wrote the "Ecclesiastical History of the English People"? |
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| Who was the founder of English history and the greatest writer of his time? |
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| Ecclesiastical History of the English People |
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| Which was the Venerable Bede's most important work? |
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| Who invaded England in 1066? |
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| Where did William the Conqueror invade England from? |
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| Literature written inn English was not to be found for _____ _____ _____ after the Norman Invasion. |
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| In the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, religious literature written in _____, the language of the Roman Church, became common. |
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| A new poetry written in _____, the language of the Normans, made its way into the courts of the aristocracy. |
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| During which period were many literary genres born? |
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| Who was the most notable writer of the fifteenth century? |
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| Who set up the first printing press in England? |
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| What is a short narrative folk song which tells of a single (usually tragic) event in an objective, unbiased manner? |
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| The _____ is a popular art form which originated in medieval France. They were originally any joyous songs or hymns. |
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| A manuscript containing four poems written around 1370 has been attributed to an unknown author commonly called _____ _____ _____. |
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| What was the first poem of the The Pearl Poet? |
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| A form of writing based primarily on the adventures of various knights and often abounding in the supernatural- |
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| _____ is often called the Father of English Prose and the "Morning Star of the Reformation" and is considered to be the greatest prose writer of fourteenth-century England. |
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| Plays on biblical subjects- |
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| Plays dealing with legends of saints- |
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| What were incorporated associations of various trades and crafts in town? |
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| Plays were often produced on a movable platform called a _____. |
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| Form of drama which is represented allegorically the battle which the vices and virtues wage for the possession of the human soul- |
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| Who wrote "The Prologue in Middle English"? |
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| Who wrote "The Canterbury Tales"? |
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| What is a short tale or anecdote told to teach a lesson? |
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| Who wrote "Morte Darthur"? |
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