ENGL 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: House Of Tudor, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Exile
13 Jun 2016
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Chaucer the one who gave english literature its sense of direction and movement . In contrast to beowulf, chaucer seems quite modern. Setting up the things that later writers will develop. 16th century - for the hundred years after chaucer, development slowed down. Wars between chaucer and writers we look at, war of the roses. Up until 1485, ends when henry vii defeats richard, establishes the tudor dynasty. This dynasty will rule for the next 100 years. One dynasty that oversees a century that contains enormous changes. Medieval society is medieval - hierarchal, stratified, feudal, relationship between lords and retainers. In england, that order was being challenged by the growth of a middle class that didn"t fit into these layers. 16th century - social and geographical mobility. This is when people begin to move to cities. Moving to become the wealthiest city in europe. Striking shift in which england, an island, is still seen as on the fringes of civilization.
