Medieval period/Middle Ages- średniowiecze: church was a centre of education, utwory religijne w średniowieczu - dramat Biblical stories connected with mystery or Miracle Plays: closely connected with life of saint and the Bible. Miracle plays was connected with idea 'quaem quaeritis"who are looking for?' They presented Virgin Mary looking for a Christ. It was usually performed on Corpus Christ Day on moving platform, sponsored and performed by the trade-guilds.
Morality Plays The source was not Church liturgy but tradition. - purpose -educating the audience in Christian faith. Allegories presented struggle between good and evil for human 'soul'. "The Castle of Perseverance, Mankind," Common protagonist was a man who represented a mankind. Personification of virtues, characters as: angels, demons. The dance of Death [in:] Everyman, The Castle ofPersererance-they are moralistic and refer to religion.
symbolic meaning -anonym. Sir Gawain and The Green Knight. During Christmas party appears strange guest Green Knight. Green Knight is a symbol of fertility God and spring & human nature. Women as wife of Berdilac - symbol of temptation evil. King Arthur-didn't start eating until everyone had a dish.- symbol o ideal ruler. Wife of Berdilac gives a Magic Belt- which protects Sir Gawain from weapon. Belt- symbol of:loyalty. Medieval Knight: ready to sacrofiza to King, He can't commit adultery, religious, resistant, strong will, friendship & brotherhood.
elementy religijne w średniowieczu: miracle play, Peri- The dream vision stracenie wiary, Everyman -nie powiela ale wykorzystuje elementy like church
Christmas time, The Green Chapel - Sir Gawain(was looking for a church,) and Green Knight- the legend of sainf s life, motifs of lifes of Jesus and Mary - little poem / Sing of Maiden, The Second Nun's Tale Story telling - Bible stories were retold like story of Jonah.
FANTASY: elementy fantastyczne w średniowieczu: Sir Gawain & Green Knight fantasy elements is
The magical nature of the Green Knight - ofering that his head be fixed off as long as he can hit a return blow one year later Fairy - tale(s) elements (castles, king, ladies, knights), anioły, Everyman
Inspiracje starożytne /ancent inspiration w średniowieczu Seneca - Canterbury Tale, back to Brutus, Virgilie's Latin epic.Trojan War described in Greek epics of Homer in The Iliada, Egida
"roots" of Britain history has classical origins. Penelope, the wife of Odysseus in Homer's Odysey Sir Gawain and Green Knight- the fall of Troy begins of Britain. Sir Gawain is one of Knights form Round Table, the followers of King Arthur -as a greatest king -descendent of the Roman hero Brutus. Shows us ambitious treatment of code of knight as truth & honour. G. Chaucer influenced by the Italian of Dante's epic of a journey to Paradise and poet Ovid's, from classical Trojan War Elementy antyczne: Latin sentences Wzorcuje się na wirgiljuszu Cechy utworu średniowiecznego anonymous works -wzorowana na antycznych przykładach I na żywotach świętych/ ascetic life style -Franciszek z Asyżu, it was divided into stanzas and has refrains which were called -incremental repetition - the frame is repeated but each time is slight changes eg. Bonny Barbara Allan,
they were learned by heart,
that?s why a lot of versions of 1 ballad.
It was divided into stanzas and there was quatrain (4 lines stanzas), using the dialogs, converstions -typical in ballads - appeared rhymes which replace the alliteration
the language very simple, it's language of common people,
the main subject - tragic love (unhappy/she is a simple women, he is noble one= misalliance), revenge, jealousy, brave deeds, religion, political theme. Autumn - nature of sadness, Bonny Barbara Allan- the topic is sad. Lovers were buried close together nearby church. From her hearth wyrosła white rose/ his red one. They were so high so they połączyły się więzłem miłości / Tristan I Izolda, Romeo & Julia. After death everbody are equal, they were reunited after the death. The Pearl- allegorical poetry, anonymous, alliterative revival, rhymes. It was written in dream - vision convention, subject/-nature/jewel/precious/death/l ost faith. Ill interpretation: I name of girl-child. He lost it in garden/unhappy father, feeling after death. This is allegory, Utopian writing. Il.literal interpretation - pearl as object, narrator expresses the sadness after loosing this things. Ill-pearl as symbol of
which narrator lost. Father sees her in paradise as a result of salvation.
Geoffery Chaucer - English poet Canterbury Tales -presents a historical events, religious, social and moral concern. Giving a view of image of that/its time. BBbased on Italian sources 'Bocciacio', text is connected with Troyan War. Inspiration was Dante to write The Horse of Flame. He uses ancient poet Ovid. Canterbury Tales - social satire in tha allegorical vision of the corruption of society presented in Piers Plowman
Medieval drama is divided: Miracle Plays: closely connected with life of saint and the Bible. Miracle plays was connected with idea 'quaem quaeritis"who are looking for?' They presented Virgin Mary looking for a Christ. It was usually performed on Corpus Christ Day on moving platform were:
the act of creation, fall of man, crucifixion, resurrection judgement day.
Morality Plays: as allegories presented struggle between good and evil for human 'soul'. Common protagonist was a man who represented a mankind. Personification of virtues, characters as: angels, demons. Everyman, The Castle of Persererance-ihey are moralistic and refer to religion. Later Morality plays apply the allegorical matters like: political problems, social criticism.
Everyman - allegory, story
about God who calls all
people to come and make
confession.
main idea: only good deeds
and church are salvation for
everyman, lead you to the
Heaven.
moral idea: you mast do
only good things, God's rules
you have to follow.
Very symbolic play:
SYMBOLS:
I 'Love conquers alt Love of Christ - in Chaucer's Cantenbery Tale The names of allegorical characters: Knowledge, Beauty, Strenght. SINNS: are the bounds that ties with good deeds to the ground.
Life - is a struggle between good and evil. Death - the whole in the ground
Salvation - central purpose of human life. Church- the only place to gain the solution.