Презентація на тему «English Literature»
«English Literature of the 14 century,main representatives and literary movements»
Composed by:Darina Goleyewa
Form :10-B
Teacher:Kosharna O.O.
Consultant: Dygal I.S.
Characteristic of the literature of the 14th century
The Middle English literature of the 14th is much more diversified than the previous Old English literature.
A second and shorter alliterative vision poem, The Pearl, written in northwest England in about 1370.
Pearl, miniature from Cotton Nero A.x. The Dreamer stands on the other side of the stream from the Pearl-maiden.
A third alliterative poem, supposedly by the same anonymous author who wrote The Pearl is Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Sir Gawain
John Gower
Geoffrey Chaucer
William Langland
The most famous representatives:
John Gower
Geoffrey Chaucer
William Langland
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