Differenze fra i generi letterari durante il Middle English

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Secular poetry
METRICAL ROMANCE
BALLADS
RELIGIOUS LYRICS
LOVE LYRICS
DESCRIPTIVE AND NARRATIVE POEMS
ORIGINS:
Derived from the French literature in particolar from the “Chansons de geste”.
Derived from oral composition maybe accompained by music and dances, made bi unlittered people for unlittered listeners.
Derived from the French literature, in particolar from the “trobadoric poetry”.
Derived from oral compositions used for the enterteinment during the banquets.
TIPE OF TALES:
Tales in verse.
Tales devided in quatrains.

SUBJECTS:
Love, chivalry, religion.
Jealousy, relion, outlaws, supernatural vents, fights about England vs Scotland.
Tales about the lives of Jesus Christ of Virgin Mary.
Relationship between an aristocratic lady and her knight.
Tales or songs good to be listened at the court.
PROTAGONISTS:
Knights, kings, heroes, ladies,members of the aristocracy.
Memers of the all society.
Jesus Christ, Virgin Mary.
Ladies and Knights.
Memers of the all society.
LANGUAGE USED:
High language.
Simple language.
High language.
High language.
Simple language.
OTHER THINGHS:
The language used alliteration, answers and questions there weren’t comments.
Great musicality.
Ladies were worshipped. Knights were ready to do all for their ladies, also to sacrificat themselves.