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revenge tragedy start learning		genre in which the principal theme is revenge and revenge's fatal consequences.
university wits start learning		group of playwrights and pamphleteers who attended universities
cavalier poets start learning		school of poets who supported King Charles 1 during Civil War
metaphysical poets start learning		a group of poets who produced highly intellectualized poetry. Leader: John Donne
tottels miscellany start learning		the first printed anthology of english poetry
fabliau start learning		a comic often anonymous tales written by jongleurs in France
ballad start learning		song that tells a story
chivalric romance start learning		literary genre of high culture. It featured characterisrics like heroes, chivalric knights, empathsize love and manners, quests. Popular in medieval periods
alliterative revival start learning		resurgence of poetry using the alliterative verse form in Middle English. The Vision of Piers Plowman, The Pearl, Sir Gawain
benedictine revival start learning		the reform in english church. the reformers replaced often married clergy with celibate contemplative monks
comitatus start learning		body of wellborn men attached to a king or chieftain by the duty of military service
hall start learning		gathering place for the warriors of the Anglo-Saxon culture
the enlightement start learning		movement of the 18 century that stressed the belief of science and logic give people more knowledge than tradition and religion
modernity start learning		is characterized by a self-conscious break with traditional ways of writing, and often also blended imagery and themes, absurdism and nonlinear narratives. Example: James Joyce’s Ulysses
poet laureate start learning		a poet officially apointed by monarch to receive formal recognition of their work

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