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Important Terms Flashcards

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Old English literature

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7th-11th century

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Characteristics of Old English poetry

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Alliteration
Kennings
Variation
Circumlocution
Formulas

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Kennings

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compound words with metaphorical meaning

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Variation

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repeated ideas

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Circumlocution

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euphemism

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Formulas

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stock phrases

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High Medieval literature

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11th-13th century

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Characteristics of High Medieval literature

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Anglo-Norman dialect
Historical writing
Emergence of romance as a genre
Saints’ lives

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Hagiography

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Documentation of a saint’s life
Holy childhood, threatened with sin, penance, hold death, miracles

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Middle English literature

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13th-15th century

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Characteristics of Middle English literature

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Allegories and dream visions
Drama
Romance
History
Saints’ lives

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Drama

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Morality plays
Mystery plays (civic religious drama)

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Medieval/Renaissance/Early Modern

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16th century

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