英美文学Chapter 2.pptVIP

Chapter 2 Middle English Period and Chaucer(1066-1485) I. Middle-English Period1. Historical Situation 2.Language Development 1. English became richer and more mature after absorbing French and Latin words . 2. Old Anglo-Saxon flexions disappeared. 3. After the wars, English language went through a process of unification. Changes occur in vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation. London dialect became the basis of new English, Middle English. 3. Literary Achievements 1)Romance 3)Other genres Poem: Hymn, legend, vision Drama: Mystery play, miracle play, morality play Prose: John Wycliff 约翰·威克里夫—