Quiz 2 Flashcards
(18 cards)
What is a riddle?
A world puzzle in Old English, Anglo-saxons
What is a fable?
A short story with a moral
Elements of romance as a literary genre?
OF/ Vernacular linguistics
Amatory content
Verse style
Who wrote the fables and romantic lais?
Marie de France
Significance of 711?
When arabs go to Spain, led by Tariq
Who did Marie de France write for?
King Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitane
Daughter of Eleanor of Aquitane?
Marie de Champagne
Who was the chaplain of Marie de Champagne?
Andreas Capellanus
Significance of 1066?
William the Conqueror invades Paris and is given Normandy
Elements and definition of metaphor?
Comparing not using like or as
Tenor: what is compared
Vehicle: what it is compared to
What caused the emergence of women in the 12th century and what happened as a result?
Women emerged in the 12th century as a result of the men going to fight in crusades, so they were in charge of the household. They created a demand for romance literature in the vernacular (OF)
What did the Cathar heretics intend in the 12th century?
Woman can inherit and do not need to marry
Lyric poetry?
Rhyming lines in stanzas
Narrative poetry?
Stories not necessarily rhyming
Who is Countess Dia?
Woman troubadour, writes in vernacular (OF)
Where does Marie de France live?
England in King Henry II and Eleanor of Acquitane’s court
Where does Capellanus live?
France at the court of Marie de Champagne
What is Marie de France’s prosody?
Octosyllabic couplets
