from A History of the English Church and People --- Bede (pgs. 74-82)
- Background: Monasteries of Bede were known for keeping their works and traditions of learning ongoing
- Bede taught his fellow colleagues of Old English literature and kept the history of Great Britain alive by doing so
- Basics were the first segments to teaching illiterate people
- Britain was formerly named Albion before calling itself many more names afterwards
- Promontories: noun peaks of high land sticking out into the water
- First paragraph introduces Great Britain as this enormous island, close to the other countries of Europe
- From what I'm understanding from the text and the introduction, it seems like Bede is securing his students knowledge of Great Britain and it's geologic location is standing
- Basically describing England's economy and lifestyle
- Innumerable: adj. too many to count
- Nights are short in summer - The sun rises over the country like an illuminating force than most countries, but experiences major cooled climates
- Sun rays represent illumination throughout Britain
- Bede teaches people all languages in relation to Latin as the source for vernacular distinctions
- After British peopled settled in their nation, Ireland settled next north of them, and then the Scots
from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
- the force - Danish settlers; Vikings
- thanes - lords in Anglo-Saxon society
- King Alfred combatted against ash-ships with longships
- Stranded: verb forced into shallow water or onto a beach; left helpless
- The battles of the Danes and English
- Barricaded: verb blocked
- Ravaged: verb destroyed
The Canterbury Tales: The Prologue (pgs. 90-115)
- Direct Characterization presents direct statements about a character
- Indirect Characterization uses actions, thoughts, and dialogue to reveal a character's personality.
- Social Commentary, writing that offers insight into society, its values and its customs
- Author of the title is Geoffrey Chaucer, middle class man
- -served for the English Army, was captured and held prisoner
- -utilized his skills for poetry, first work, The Book of Duchess
- - displays insight into human character
- The Canterbury Tales encompasses medieval literature
- (More Notes Coming Soon)
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