Периоды английской литературы. Карпова В.А. - 8 стр.

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II. Match the words on the left with their definitions on the right. Place
the letter of the definition in the space next to the word.
troubadour ___________      a. still existing (esp. of something written,
                               painted, etc.)
secular _______________ b. a man of noble rank trained to fight, esp.
                            on horseback
prologue ______________ c. unequalled, extremely good
pilgrim _______________ d. a piece of work, esp. art which is the best
                            of its kind
extant ________________ e. to continue to live or exist
innovator _____________ f. generally accepted social behavior
idiom ________________ g. fully grown and developed
unrivalled _____________ h. a person who travels to a holy place as an
                            act of religious love and respect
mature _______________ i. a traveling musical entertainer in the
                            Middle Age
fabliaux ______________ j. an introduction to a play, long poem
convention ____________ k. a person who introduces something new
survive _______________ l. a way of expression typical of a person or a
                           group in their use of language
knight _______________ m. a short poem that is meant to be sung; a
                            song (poet)
masterpiece ___________ n. low-life comic tales of French origin
lay __________________ o. not connected with a church, not religious
dispute ______________ p. skill in making things
medieval _____________ q. surroundings, esp. a person’s social
                            surroundings
masterly______________ r. to argue, esp. angrily and for a long time
milieu _______________ s. of the period in history between 1100 and
                            1500 (the Middle Ages)
workmanship __________ t. showing great skill
III. Decide what part of speech is needed in the blanks. Change the
original word to the appropriate form.
1. mark
   The period in English history and literature between 1350 and 1500 is
   __________ by the replacement of French by Modern English.
2. Christ
   The____________ lyrics are just as much rooted in pre-Christian myth
   and ritual, as are the so-called secular lyrics.
3. Concur
   Chaucer is by general ______________ the greatest English medieval
   author.

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