1. WE ARE GOING TO PRESENT YOU THE MALE FIGURES IN THE LITERARY TEXTS WE HAVE STUDIED SO FAR

2. THE TEXTS WE HAVE CHOSEN
“BEOWULF”, an epic poem
“LORD RANDAL”, a ballad
“THE KNIGHT”, from a narrative poem
“SONNET XVIII”, a sonnet

3. conveyed in a REALISTIC way
BEOWULF
Figure described
a WARRIOR
an IDEALISTIC man
conveyed in a REALISTIC way
He’s CREDIBLE

4. Authority, leader, navigator
CHARACTERIZATION
moral values courage, honour, loyalty, solidarity, mighty, strenght
social class vassal high-born
point of view well-considered good reputation of the society
rule in the society
Authority, leader, navigator

5. Beowulf = a perfect warrior = a HERO
AUTHOR’S OPINION
it agrees with PEOPLE’s opinion
Beowulf = a perfect warrior = a HERO
Name : Beowulf
Positive qualities and superlatives
Verbs expressing he was authoritative

6. Positive semantic field simple- common language (Anglo-Saxon)
USE OF LANGUAGE
Positive semantic field
simple- common language (Anglo-Saxon)
Nouns belonging to the semantic field of the war
Beowulf is EXALTED
To be FIXED in listener’s mind
REALISM

7. military society warrior=central figure
HISTORICAL CONTEXT
Old English period
military society warrior=central figure
Beowulf was a warrior
He belonged to the Old English society
He assured his population’s survival
Beowulf and all warriors were EXALTED

8. LORD RANDAL HIS FREE TIME Figure described: A LORD REALISTIC
DESCRIPTION
HIS RICHNESS

9. CHARACTERIZATION
SOCIAL CLASS
FAMILY
HOBBIES
a lord
aristocracy
a son
he needs his mother’s help
hunting

10. USE OF LANGUAGE
SIMPLE LANGUAGE
A LOT OF REPETITIONS
addressed to common people
to impress the ballad in listener’s minds
HISTORICAL CONTEXT
ballads  from 12th century
Lord Randal = society of ballads centuries
lords  feudal system  from the XI century

11. CONCLUSION MAN SOCIALLY POWERFUL LORD POISONED BY HIS TRUE LOVE
MEN SHOULD KEEP AWAY FROM WOMEN

12. THE KNIGHT Figure described a KNIGHT
REALISTIC description : knights really existed
IDEALISTIC descritpion : knights never had neither only positive qualities nor all ones

13. CHARACTERIZATION
social class a knight
battles he fougth in crusades
places he visited pilgrimages
all three continents
the way he dressed simple clothes
the way he appeared not conceited
embodiment of the chivalric code
well-consideredgood reputation
Deep Christian beliefs
Umility
moral values truth, honour, freedom, courtesy
courage, dignity, wisdom,
clemency

14. A long list of all his battles A lot of positive adjectives
AUTHOR’S OPINION
EXALTATION of the knight
A long list of all his battles
“In Latvia raided he, and ..in far Granada at the siege was heOf Algeciras, and in Belmarie.At Ayas was he and at Satalye…”
A lot of positive adjectives
“Truth, honour, freedom and all courtesy “
“Though so strong and brave, he was very wise “
Superlatives
“No christened man so oft of his degree. “
“And therein had he ridden, no man more “

15. USE OF LANGUAGE
refined language
Readers = intellectual men
Exaltation /elevation of the knight  idealization
HISTORICAL CONTEXT
knights Norman period (XI- XV centuries)
The knight belonged to the society of the Age of Chaucer
Age of Chaucer (XIV century)

16. CONCLUSION Main code : RELIGIOUS CODE
knights fought against enemies of the Church
They obeyed religious code
Knights were WELL-CONSIDERED by Christian population
Chaucer exalts the knight

17. SONNET XVIII
Figure described: A YOUNG FAIR MAN
IDEALIZED description

18. CHARACTERIZATION PHYSICAL ASPECT ELEMENTS OF A SUMMER DAY COMPARISION
MORAL ASPECT
ELEMENTS OF A SUMMER DAY
COMPARISION

19. AUTHOR’ S OPINION Shakespeare dedicated the sonnet to a young man
ALL THE SONNET IS AN AUTHOR’S OPINION
POSITIVE ADJECTIVES
Shakespeare ADMIRES the young man’s beauty

20. USE OF LANGUAGE A RHYME SCHEME TO IMPRESS SOME WORDS IN PEOPLE’ S MIND
REPETITION OF THE WORD “FAIR”
TO IMPRESS SOME WORDS IN PEOPLE’ S MIND
TO EXPLAIN and to EXALT the young man’s beuty

21. HE COULDN’T BE COMPARED WITH NATURE
CONCLUSION
HE COULDN’T BE COMPARED WITH NATURE
FAIR YOUTH
He is BETTER than THE REAL WORLD
AN IDEALIZED FIGURE

22. different kind of society
CONCLUSION
Texts from different centuries
Characterizations of different kinds of man
the warrior
the lord
the knight
the loved man
military society
feudal society
Norman-French society
Renaissance society
different kind of man
different kind of society