ENG202Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Great Vowel Shift, Medieval Literature, Mystery Play
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Eng202 the second shepherd"s play & julian of norwich. Context of later medieval english literature: england a multilingual country where anglo-french language, regional dialects of english vernacular, latin for clergy and scholars, and foreign languages of sailors, traders, etc. The great vowel shift: systematic change in pronunciation of the language. Long vowels in english all moved away from romantic pronunciation. Likely part of a nationalistic movement along with english becoming the language of the court under henry v; vitality of english vernacular: most popular books were of religious instruction. Apparently women were especially interested in the life of christ. Focus on and development of empathy with mary, joseph, and jesus: aesthetics of medieval literature. Unitary religious message reacts against a complicated world: aspects of medieval devotional literature. Aesthetic: meaning conveyed through formal operations of art. Memorializing: creation of an artifact in honor of a transient thing. Co(cid:374)te(cid:454)t of the se(cid:272)o(cid:374)d shepherd"s pla(cid:455) & julia(cid:374) of nor(cid:449)i(cid:272)h: the se(cid:272)o(cid:374)d shepherd"s pla(cid:455)
