Lesson 3 (European) Flashcards
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This refers to literature in Indo-European languages.
European Literature
Also called the ‘Western literature’
European Literature
It is considered the largest body of literature in the world.
European literature
What are the seven periods in European literature?
Ancient
Medieval
Renaissance
17th century
18th century
19th century
20th century
In this period, much of it has perished; some was forgotten before being committed to writing
Ancient European Literature
What are the five key ancient civilizations in European literature?
Babylon and Assyria
Egypt
Greece
Rome
Culture of Israelites in Palestine
What civilization produced the first full code of laws and two epics of archetypal myth?
Babylon
This period is called ‘Belonging to the Middle Ages.’
Medieval European Literature
It refers to the literature of Europe and the eastern Mediterranean.
Medieval European Literature
What is the establishment in medieval Greek?
Eastern Roman Empire
What happened during medieval Latin?
Fall of Rome
What did have at the end of the 15th century for most written vernacular literature?
Time of Charlemagne and the Carolingian Renaissance
This period is following the Middle Ages known as ‘Rebirth.’
Renaissance
What are characterized during the Renaissance period?
Awakening of intellectual and artistic inquiry; and
Revival of the spirit of ancient Greece and Rome
What do scholars do during the Renaissance period?
They searched and translated the ‘lost ancient texts.’
This is the period known as the time of disturbance in literature, society, and politics.
17th Century
This is influenced by the Renaissance and has a key question ‘What do I know?’
17th Century
From whom did the 17th-century question ‘What do I know?’ originate, meaning the ascertainment of the grounds and relations of knowledge, faith, and reason?
Michel de Montaigne
This period also confronted issues of knowledge, faith, reason, and authority.
17th century
This period is known as the ‘Age of Reason.’
18th century
What are the two impulses in 18th-century European literature?
reason and passion
It is about the pursuit of order, symmetry, decorum, and scientific knowledge. In terms of literature, it fostered satire and plain prose
reason
This talks about the cultivation of feelings, philanthropy, religious fervor, and the cult of sensibility. In terms of literature, it talks about psychological novels and sublime poetry.
passion
This is considered one of the most vital periods in European literature.
19th century
