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 \nStarts in theEnds in the8th Century16th CenturyJourney back to theArrive in the earlydays of Old EnglishTudor era to meetand Beowulf.John Skelton.We will meet heroes,pilgrims,and even kings.Getready to unlock the secrets of English literature!From Beowulf's beasts to Skelton's kings!  \n# Verse\n\nProse  \nSTYLE&STRUCTURE  \nThe pilgrims tell stories in very different styles!Miller'sKnight'sParson'sTaleTaleTaleA comic,CourtlyTotally uniquebawdyromance andprose.Includesfabliau.chivalry.Tale of Melibee.The giant book remains unfinished!Chaucer suddenly died in the year 1400before completing it.The Tales stopped in 1400!  \nOTHER MAJOR WORKS  \n# WILLIAM LANGLAND\n\nMeet the poet who wrote between 1332 and 1386.  \nPiers PlowmanA major allegorical poem structuredas a popular dream vision.The SettingThe WarningTakes place peacefullyLook!He boldly attackson the beautiful Malvernsocial and religiousHills in England.corruption of the 14thcentury.Memory Trick:Piers Plows through Corrupt People!  \nLAYAMONLet's travel to the late 12th century!  \nHe was a vital English poet after the Norman Conquest.Step 1Step 2Step 3French &Latin SourcesBrutFoundingof BritainHe drew heavilyPoured olderWow!Tells theon earlierstories into a newlegendarychroniclesEnglish moldorigin storyBrut is one of our earliest great English texts!Layamon built Britain's Brut!  \n# SIR THOMAS MALORY\n\nAlive from 1415 to 1471,he shaped Arthurian legend!  \n# Le Morte D'Arthur\n\nThe definitive English compilation of  \nKing Arthur and the Round Table.  \nPublished in 1485  \nWritten in Prison  \nIncredibly,Malory  \nLater,a man named  \nWilliam Caxton printed  \nfinished this huge work  \nwhile locked in a cell!  \nit on his press.  \nMemory Trick:  \nArthur's magic born in a cell!","cbCaicBslsl5cbsS","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaicBslsl5cbsS","pdf",16959836,114,"English","# Medieval English Literature Overview\n## Style and Structure in The Canterbury Tales\n## William Langland and Piers Plowman\n## Layamon and the Brut\n## Sir Thomas Malory and Le Morte D'Arthur","[{\"question\":\"What is the primary focus of Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales?\",\"answer\":\"The Canterbury Tales features various styles, including the bawdy fabliau of the Miller, courtly romance for the Knight, and unique prose in the Parson's Tale, though it remains an unfinished work due to Chaucer's death in 1400.\"},{\"question\":\"Who was William Langland and what is his notable work?\",\"answer\":\"William Langland was a 14th-century poet who wrote the allegorical dream vision poem Piers Plowman, which serves as a critique of the religious and social corruption of his time.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the historical significance of Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte D'Arthur?\",\"answer\":\"Published in 1485, Le Morte D'Arthur is the definitive compilation of King Arthur and the Round Table legends, famously completed by Malory while he was imprisoned.\"}]","Unit 2 Poetry - English Literature Study Guide | PDF",1790461313,176]