Authors
Who is called "the father of Arthurian romance"?
Chretien de Troyes
True or False: Yvain was undiscovered for centuries, but was finally recognized as a masterpiece in the 1800s.
False!
Yvain was instantly popular and had a huge impact on the literary world.
Julian of Norwich's work deals with the problem of sin and suffering, stresses God's mercy and "___________" towards us, and is profoundly ______________.
optimistic
Double your points if you can explain why it is fitting for them to be found there.
the Moon (a symbol of fickleness, changeability)
Old French
Julian of Norwich was an anchoress and mystic of the _____th century.
14th
Define "narrative poem."
Give at least TWO examples of narrative poems that we have read this year in class.
A narrative poem is a poem that tells a story.
Divine Comedy, Beowulf, The Song of Roland, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, The Ballad of the White Horse
Which of these themes is NOT present in Yvain? (More than one answer is possible.)
1. Courtly love and chivalry
2. The evils of the courtly love tradition
3. Danger of hasty decisions
4. Lion symbolism (knighthood and nobility)
5. Christianity vs. paganism
2. The evils of the courtly love tradition
5. Christianity vs. paganism
Match the following circles of heaven to the groups of people.
A. the Sun ____ just rulers
B. Saturn _____ seekers of honor
C. Jupiter ______ philosophers and theologians, the wise
D. Mercury _____ contemplatives
Mercury - the seekers of honor
The Sun - the wise
Jupiter - the just rulers
Saturn - the contemplatives
Alfred fought the Battle of Edington in the year __________.
878 A.D.
Dante lived ________ to ________.
1265-1321
Julian of Norwich recorded her visions and reflections in a book called ________________________.
Revelations of Divine Love
Henry V presents an image of the ________________ and explores the nature of ___________________.
ideal king
true leadership
Name the first seven spheres of heaven (just the celestial bodies, not the groups of people)
1. Moon
2. Mercury
3. Venus
4. Sun
5. Mars
6. Jupiter
7. Saturn
C. S. Lewis called courtly love "the ________________ of love."
Double your points for this question if you can also explain what he meant by this.
feudalization
He meant that the courtly love tradition takes up and applies in new ways characteristics that were important to the feudal system, such as fervent loyalty and a sense of hierarchy.
G.K. Chesterton lived from _______ to 1936.
1874
Yvain was written around _______ (year).
1180
Which of these themes is NOT present in Paradiso? (More than one answer is possible.)
1. Hierarchy
2. Sin and freedom
3.Feudalism
4. Mercy and Redemption
5. Christ
6. Justice, especially reconciling mercy and punishment
7. Heroism of the lost cause
3. Feudalism
7. Heroism of the lost cause
Correctly order the last three levels of heaven:
the Primum Mobile
the Fixed Stars
the Empyrean
#8: the Fixed Stars
#9: the Primum Mobile
#10: the Empyrean
Chesterton married _________ Blogg.
Frances
Shakespeare lived from __________ to ________.
1564-1616
The poetic form of The Ballad of the White Horse is a variation of ________ measure.
ballad
Which of these themes is NOT present in The Ballad of the White Horse? (More than one answer is possible.)
1. Heroism of the lost cause
2. The purgation of sin
3. National pride
4. God's mercy and "courtesy" towards us
5. Intercession of Our Lady
6. Hope
7. Power of legend
8. Nature and chivalry
2. The purgation of sin
4. God's mercy and courtesy towards us
8. Nature and chivalry
Name who/what Dante sees in the last three spheres of heaven.
#8: __________________
#9: __________________
#10: __________________
#8: the Triumph of Christ and the Church
#9: the Angels
#10: the Thrones of the Blessed and the Vision of God
What is a knight-errant?
A knight-errant is a figure in medieval, chivalric romances who wanders the land in search of adventure to prove his chivalric virtues.