PPT-Medieval Ballads

MRS LEACH British Literature Unit 2 The Middle Ages Instruments of the Middle Ages link Ballads w ere story poems set to music so that nonreaders and nonwriters could enjoy sensational events and everyday calamity Usually they were from an anonymous author and just like AngloSaxon works were spread from singer to singer The name of this singer was a Troubadour. The medieval metrical romances resembled the earlier chansons de gestes and epics However unlike the Greek and Roman epics medieval romances represent not a heroic age of tribal wars but a courtly or chivalric period of history involving highly dev Poetry of the People. Word “ballad” is an Old French term meaning “dancing song”. Subjects of ballads were predictable and sensational. Domestic tragedy, false love, true love, the absurdity of husband-wife relationships, the supernatural. By Sarah. Life During the Middle Ages. During the Middle Ages is sometimes hard. Most of the time was spent working the land, and trying to grow enough food to survive another year. Church feasts marked sowing and reaping days, and occasions when peasant and lord could rest from their labours.. SANDRA NARANJO. CLASSICAL. WINTER VIVALDI. REQUIEM MOZART. BALLADS. KAMILA. SANTIAGO . CRUZ. SIN . BANDERAS. Classical. . music. . is. . very. . beautiful. and . relaxing. and . is. art . too. Antonio Gómez-Zavala. Advisors: Dr. . Donaldo. . Urioste. & Dr. Rafael Gómez. Overview. The Mexican Ballad . The Mexican Revolution. “Machismo”/Manhood. The image of the Hero and the “Macho”. A tale of High Adventure. Can be a religious crusade, a conquest for the knight's . leige. lord, or the rescue of a captive lady or any combination.. Characterized by:. . 1. . Medieval romance usually idealizes chivalry . Ballads: Origins . http. ://www.webexhibits.org/poetry/explore_famous_ballad_background.html. The . ballad evolved and grew from several medieval roots, most notably Provencal folk music. .. K. nown . Medieval Weapons. There were many different weapons used in Medieval Times. Examples:. Maces. Battle Axes. Longbows. Crossbows. And many more. Castles and Forts. Castles were built to protect the rich from other lords and commoners. Ballads: Origins . http. ://www.webexhibits.org/poetry/explore_famous_ballad_background.html. The . ballad evolved and grew from several medieval roots, most notably Provencal folk music. .. K. nown . Speak Medieval. Down goes Rome!. From fall of the Roman empire around 476 CE to the early 15. th. century. Often called the Middle Ages. Political instability, diseases, and withering commerce. Good times!. Historical Background . Started in 1798 when William Wordsworth and Samuel Coleridge released “Lyrical Ballads.”. Most significant event was The French Revolution and . Napoleanic. Wars. . Enthusiastic supporters of the revolution in its early stages were writers who would play a central role in romanticism. . Early Medieval times (7. th. century) the church played a part in stopping theater performances.. Church was then responsible for rebirth of theater during the Middle Ages. Dramatic performances based on the story of the Resurrection, were 1. -Humanism- . anxious about an end always imminent.. ─The Catholic Church embraced a variety of standpoints.. ─Religion was regionalised.. ─Papacy recovered strenght from the Great Schism (1378-1417) and Conciliarism.. Epic. A long narrative poem on a serious subject . Written in a grand or elevated style (formal diction, descriptive language). Centered on a larger-than-life, epic . HERO. Epic Conventions. Themes: the fate of a nation or people; loyalty among hierarchies.