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1、MedievalRomanceRomance,whichusesnarrativeverseorprosetosingknightlyadventuresorotherheroicdeedsisapopularliteraryformintheMiddleAges.Thehero:theknight,whosetsoutonajourneytoaccomplishsomegoal—toprotectthechurchandthepoor,toattackinfidelity,torescueamaiden,tomeetachallenge,ort
2、oobeyaknightlycommand.Thecodeofmannersandmorals:chivalry(loyalty)TheClassNatureoftheRomance1.Composedforthenoble,ofthenoble,andmostlybythepoetspatronizedbythenoble2.Thetheme:loyaltytoKingandlord3.Audience:peopleofthecourtorofthecastle,hadnothingtodowiththecommonpeople.Essenti
3、alFeaturesoftheRomancea.Lackinggeneralresemblancetotruthorrealityb.Exaggeratingthevicesofhumannatureandidealizesthevirtuesc.Containingperilousadventuresremotefromordinarylifed.Layingemphasisonsupremedevotiontoafairladye.Centralcharacter:knight,noblebirth,skilledintheuseofweap
4、ons,commonlydescribedasridingforthtoseekadventures,takingpartintournaments,orfightingforhislordinbattlef.DevotingtothechurchandthekingRomanceCycles1.“mattersofBritain”:adventuresofKingArthurandhisKnightsoftheRoundTable(mostimportant)2.“mattersofFrance”:EmperorCharlemagneandhi
5、speers3.“mattersofRome”:AlexandertheGreatandsoforthTheEnglishBalladsRomanceandBallads:1.Writtenvs.Oral2.Fortheupperclassesvs.forlowerclassesCharacteristicsofBallads1.Mainlytheliteratureofthepeasants2.Createdcollectivelyandrevisedconstantly3.InvariousEnglishandScottishdialects
6、4.Kindsofballads:historical,legendary,fantastical,lyricalandhumorous5.oftheEnglishcommonpeopleinthefeudalsociety(anoutlookofEnglishcommonpeopleinfeudalsociety)SubjectsofBallads1.Thestruggleofyoungloversagainsttheirfeudal-mindedfamilies2.Theconflictbetweenloveandwealth3.Thecru
7、eltyofjealous4.Thecriticismofthecivilwar5.ThemattersofclassstruggleTheRobinHoodBallads1.TheOriginofTheRobinHoodBalladsa.perpetualstrugglesofthepeasantsagainstthelandlordsb.againstthelocalofficialsandagainsttheKing’sjudges2.TheCharacterofRobinHooda.Hatredforthecrueloppressorsa
8、ndloveforthepooranddowntroddenb.ReverencefortheKing(intermediary)Sig
