ENG300Y1 Lecture 1: Lecture 1 and 2 (Book of the Duchess
Document Summary
1485 at the battle of bosworth field. 1647-53 henry viii: other kings & queens: mary, elizabeth, james. 1700 dryden (*text of his work is written on the back of the syllabus: modernism came into play between the 300 year gap of chaucer to dryden. This also marks the end of the middle ages and the transition to the. Modern [e. g. , chaucer (middle ages) dryden (modern): another timeline to make the movement of time easier to understand: E. g. , the priest steps down from the higher pedestal he"s been placed on by society. He becomes a bit more like the average person now: this shift was largely caused by the translation of the bible from latin to english. Now anyone could enjoy the biblical readings. They wouldn"t need to sit in mass or have a person of the church read and explain the stories/meanings: medieval (middle ages)
