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Medieval Literature(Cir. 500-1500)Slide2
Medium + aevumMediaeval/ Medieval, Middle Ages
Early Middle Ages (Early Medieval Period)
High Middle Ages
Late Middle AgesSlide3
Early Middle ages(5th - 10th centuries)
from the decline of the Western Roman Empire to the High Middle Ages
also called Dark AgesSlide4
construction of a fortified town during Dark Ages Slide5
Early Middle Ages(5th-10th centuries)
feudalism
farmers, noble men
no commerceSlide6
High Middle Ages(c. 1001–1300)
the end of Early Middle Ages-Late Middle Ages
rapid increase of population in Europe
brought about great social and political changes
Slide7
trade revival during the High Middle Ages Slide8
trade revival during the High Middle AgesSlide9
one of the first banks established during 11th-12th centuries in the High MedievalSlide10
Universities in Europe were first established in Bologna, Salerno, Paris and Modena.Slide11
In 1095 Pope Urban II preached the First Crusade with the intention to reestablish Christian rule in the Holy Land/ Palestine. Slide12
Late Middle Ages(cir.1301-1500)
end of High Middle Ages-the onset of
Early Modern Era
progress of arts and sciences
a renewed interest in ancient Greek
and Roman texts
Italian Renaissance beganSlide13
Literature of Western EuropePoetry
Drama
ProseSlide14
PoetryFrench and Spanish la chanson de
geste
2) French Roman
Courtois
3) French Fabliau
4) Italian Epic
5) English Verse
6) English Metrical Romance
7) BalladSlide15
la chanson de gestepraise the heroic deeds of the national heroes
La Chanson de Roland (The Song of Roland)
El Cid (The Song of the Cid)Slide16
Roman CourtoisTristan et Iseult
Chrétien de Troyes
Slide17
Tristan et IseultSlide18
Chrétien de Troyes
Le Chevalier a la
Charette
Yvain
Perceval
legends of King Arthur and his knightsSlide19
King Arthur among his knightsSlide20
Fabliaucomical fable told in verse of the French genre
jongleurs in northeast France
Roman de
Renart
Renart
vs
Ysengrin
fox
vs
wolfSlide21
confrontation of Renart and Ysengrin in a battleSlide22
EpicLa Divina Commedia (The Divine Comedy)
Inferno,
Purgatorio
,
Paradiso
Dante Alighieri
greatest Italian epicSlide23
Dante holding a copy of the Divine Comedy, with the entrance to Hell on the left, the seven terraces of Mount Purgatory in the middle and the city of Florence on the right, with the spheres of Heaven aboveSlide24
English Verse
Canterbury Tales
Geoffrey Chaucer
a collection of stories in a frame story
a group of 29 pilgrims from all layers of society
tell stories to each other to kill time while travelling to Saint Thomas Becket’s shrine in CanterburySlide25
Canterbury Tales
Decameron
Giovanni Boccaccio
frame narrative technique
tale within taleSlide26
influence of Decameron’s frame narrative technique on Canterbury TalesSlide27
Decameron: stories with the theme of tragic love told on the fourth daySlide28
frame narrative technique of Canterbury Tales influenced by DecameronSlide29
The Nun’s Priest’s Tale
the story of a rooster,
Chanticleer and a fox,
told by the nun’s priestSlide30
English Metrical RomancePearl Poet/ Gawain Poet
Gawain and the Green Knight
one of a better-known Arthurian stories
a hero, Gawain, goes on a quest that test his prowess and bravery in a beheading game challenged by the Green KnightSlide31
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Green Knight
challenging
Gawain to join
the beheading
gameSlide32
balladoral literature
ballads of outlaws
celebrating the lives of outlaws or criminals such as Robin Hood
ballads of magic
recounting stories about fairies, witches and ghosts
ballads of betrayal love
ballads of domestic tragedy Slide33
most ballads were set to music, as they were meant to be sung rather than read Slide34
dramathe revival of drama in the 10
th
century
the medieval priest gives birth to the liturgical drama,
Quem
quaeritis
?,
as a means to teachSlide35
Quem Quaeritis?(Whom Seek Ye?)
performance of
Quem
Quaeritis
?
in a Medieval
Cathedral/
monasterySlide36
performing place: cathedral / monastery /church
Cathedral of
FlorenceSlide37
performing place: cathedral / monastery /church
Church of
San LorenzoSlide38
medieval stage: platea, mansionSlide39
medieval stage within a churchSlide40
medieval stage: pageant wagonSlide41
Types of Medieval Dramaliturgical play
religious play
secular playSlide42
1. liturgical playQuem
Quaeritis
?Slide43
2. religious playmystery play: biblical stories from the creation to the Judgment Day
miracle play, saint play:
lives and miracles of saints
morality play: designed to teach a moral and improve the behavior of the audienceSlide44
Noah’s Ark, a mystery play, at YorkSlide45
St. George and the Dragon, a miracle play/ a saint play, performed on April 23, 2008 at ScotlandSlide46
Everyman, the best known English morality playSlide47
3. secular play
folk play
farce
interludeSlide48
folk play: Robin HoodSlide49
farce: Pierre Pathlin Slide50
interludeSlide51
prosechivalric romance
Le
Morte
d’ Arthur
Sir Thomas MalorySlide52
Le Morte D’ Arthur
narrates th
e
story
of King Arthur, a legendary British leader of the late 5
th
and early 6
th
centuries, who led the
defence
of Britain against Saxon invaders
Camelot, the
dwelling of
King ArthurSlide53
Arabic LiteratureSlide54
The Bedouins in the Arabian Desert Slide55
Arabic Literatureearly Arabic literature oral literature
the contents wars, desert, camels, horses, loveSlide56
Arabic Literature the finest / the most important piece
The Qur’an
basis for a new religion and community known today as IslamSlide57
the Qur’an inscribed during 8-9th
centurySlide58
the Qur’an inscribed in 12
th
centurySlide59
Arabic Literatureflourished during the Islamic Golden Age
the best-known story of the Islamic world
A Thousand and One Nights
The Arabian NightsSlide60
A Thousand and One NightsThe Arabian Nights
frame narrative technique
tales within tale
Sinbad the Sailor
Ali Baba
Aladin
and the Magic LampSlide61
วรรณคดียุคกลาง
61
ยุโรป
จีน
อาหรับSlide62
Persian LiteratureRubaiyat
Omar
Khayy
ámSlide63
Chinese LiteratureTang Dynasty
(618 - 917)
Song Dynasty
(960 - 1279)
Yuan Dynasty
(1271 - 1368)
Ming Dynasty
(1368 - 1644)Slide64
Tang Dynasty(618 - 917)
Golden of Age of Chinese Literature
Poetry
ProseSlide65
Tang PoetryGolden Age of Poetrymore than 2,200 poets
more than 48,900 pieces of poemsSlide66
Tang PoetsLi Bai
/ Li Bo
Wang Wei
Tu
Fu greatest Chinese poetSlide67
Tang ProseChuánqi
(
ฉวนฉี
)
miracles
love
heroic deeds
satire the noblemen
instructive moral at the endSlide68
Tang ProseBian Wen
(
เปี้ยน
เห
วิน
)
episodes from the Buddha’s life
non-Buddhist stories from Chinese history
and folkloreSlide69
Song Literature(960 – 1279)
improvement of printing
i
ncrease literary output
storytelling in the vernacular arose in this period
these tales reflected the style of the storyteller who entertained audiences gathered in marketplaces, fairgrounds,
or temple yardsSlide70
Yuan Dynasty(1271-1368)
Mongol
first
alien dynasty
Kublai Khan, grandson of Genghis Khan
cancellation of civil service examination
drama was the greatest achievementSlide71
Ming Literature(1368-1644)
prosperous period of printing in China
popularity of long fiction / novel
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
(สามก๊ก)
Outlaw of the Marsh
(ซ้อง
กั๋ง
)
Journey to the West
(
ไซอิ๋ว
)Slide72
Romance of the Three KingdomsLuo
Guanzhong
(หลอกว้านจง)
part historical, part legend, and part myth Slide73
Romance of the Three Kingdoms romanticises and dramatises
the lives of
feudal lords and their retainers
to replace/ restore the dwindling Han dynasty
three political factions Slide74
Romance of the Three KingdomsSlide75
Outlaw of the Marsh (ซ้องกั๋ง)
a group of 108 outlaws forced by
the harsh feudal officialdom
form a sizable army on
Mount Liang /
Liangshan
MarshSlide76
Journey to the West (ไซอิ๋ว)
Wu
Cheng’en
(
หวูเฉินเอิน
)
fictionalized account of the legendary pilgrimage of a Buddhist monk, Tang
Sanzang
(พระ
ถังซำ
จั๋ง)
India
loosely based on a historic text,
Great Tang Records
on the Western
Regions,
some
traditional folk
tales and
records
of a Buddhist monk,
Xuan
Zang
(หลวง
จีนส้
วนจัง)Slide77
the cover of Journey to the West
with Tang
Sanzang
(พระ
ถังซำ
จั๋ง)
, the
White Dragon
Horse, Sun
Wukong
(ซึงหงอคง)
,
Zhu
Bajie
(
ตือโป้ย
ก่าย)
and
Sha
Wujing
(
ซัวเจ๋ง
)