Development of English

Literature
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 PROSE

 One example of medieval English prose is John Wyelif. He was a professor at Oxford University and a church
figure. He was the first to criticize the authority of the Roman church. According to Wyelif, everyone has the
right to learn the sacred story on their own.

 Another prose work is The Historia Regum Britanniae by Geofrey Monmouth (1100-1154). The book
contains the history of the English kings in Latin, then translated into French, and from French into English.
 DRAMA

 In addition to poetry and prose, in England also began to appear literary forms of drama. Drama originally
grew within the church as a medium for clergy to explain their sermons.

 Dramatic acts are taken from the scriptures. For example, on Christmas (Christmas) the birth of Christ is
shown, while on Easter, the story of the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ is presented.

 In the Middle Ages (13th century) there were two kinds of drama, namely miracles which played out the
lives of saints, and mysteries which took themes from the Bible.
 POETRY

Medieval poetry consists mostly of material romances, or romantic stories written in the form of
poems about French heroes (Roland), Celtic heroes (Arthur) and English heroes (Bevis O Hampton).
Metrical Romance is a long narrative poem about love and adventure.

Metrical Romance is a long narrative poem about love and adventure.

* French material includes stories about Charlemagne and his knights (paladins), such as "the
Chanson de Roland".
* English material includes stories of the legend of "King Arthur“
* Roman material includes stories about from the East, such as Alexander the Great
 Middle English Period

old English, which is also called anglo saxon, was very different from the modern language. A person
living today cannot understand old English texts unless they learn to read them as a foreign
language. Initially, people who spoke celtic languages inhabited England. The celtic languages from
another branch of the indo-european language family. Welsh, irish gaelic, scots gaelic,Breton,manx,
and Cornish are all celtic languages.

in the late 5th century AD, Germanic tribes from across the north sea began setting in England. The
English language descended from the language that these tribes spoke.

old English was spoken during a period in history called the early middle ages. By about the year
1000, the early middle ages ended, and then high middle ages began. Middle English was spoken
during the high middle ages and the period that followed, the late middle ages.

the example middle English period potry

 THE INVOCATION

O god of science and of light,

Apollo, through thy greater might

This latest little book, guide thee!

Not that I wish for mastery,

That here poetic art be viewed,

But, as the rhyme is slight and crude,

Make it yet somewhat agreeable

Though some lines fail in a syllable;

And though I show no diligence

To show my craft, but, simply, sense.

And if, divine power, thou

Will help me to show right now
What in my head conceived is –
Lo, that is but to mention this,
The House of Fame to describe –
You’ll see me go forth as blithe,
To the next laurel bough I see
And kiss it since it is thy tree.
Now enter in my breast anon!