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

6. The Norman Conquest put an end to serious literary work in the Old English
   language.
7. The term Anglo-Saxon is applied to the period following the Norman
   Conquest.
8. "Beowulf" is an epic that tells the early history of Britain.
9. Until 700       Christian monks wrote in Anglo-Saxon. About 700 they
   began writing in Latin.
10. The early Greeks termed lyric that poetry that was the expression of the
   emotion of a single singer accompanied by a lyre.

II.   Choose the best answer for the following questions:

1. The Old English period was marked by:
           a.     Religious unrest.
           b.     Intertribal conflict.
           c.     Great crusades.
2. The English language developed from:
           a.     The West Germanic dialects.
           b.     The Celtic dialects.
           c.     The French dialects.
3. The Old English Beowulf is a folk epic telling the story of:
           a.     Britain's glorious past.
           b.     The adventures and fortunes of the King of the Danes.
           c.     The brave deeds of a Swedish citizen and his men.
4. The Norman Conquest put an end to:
           a.     The dominance of Norman-French culture, art, and language.
           b.     Social, political, and linguistic readjustment.
           c.     Serious literary work in the Old English language.
5. The West-Saxon dialect is now commonly referred to as:
           a.     Anglo-Saxon.
           b.     Anglo-French.
           c.     Middle English.

                          The Anglo-Norman Period
                                (1100-1350)

       The term Anglo-Norman is applied to the period in English history and
literature between 1100 and 1350 which was marked by the dominance of
Norman-French culture, art and language. The period is also often called the
Early Middle English Period and is frequently dated from the triumph of
William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings in 1066, although it was early in
the twelfth century before the impact of Norman culture was marked on the
English of before the Norman conquerors began to think of themselves as
inhabitants of the British Isles.

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