1. BALLADS (pgs )
A narrative poem that was originally intended to be sung
Consists of 4 line stanzas, or quatrain
2nd and 4th line rhyme, sometime have a refrain—a repeated phrase
Passed down orally

2. BALLADS (pgs 192-197) Most Medieval people were illiterate
Stories often changed in the retelling
Many versions of the same story
Ballads focused on a single incident

3. BALLADS (pgs 192-197) Often contain Dialogue “ Blah, blah, blah “
Begin in the middle of the story
(in medias res)
Rhyme and repetition of sounds enabled minstrels to recall and recite the ballads
Alliteration—the repetition of consonant sounds

4. Popular subjects included:
BALLADS (pgs )
Popular subjects included:
tragic love
domestic conflict
Crime
war
shipwreck

5. Rase = rose Gin === if Twa = two BALLADS (pgs 192-197)
Dialect—Scottish
Rase = rose
Gin === if
Twa = two

6. BALLADS Rhyming scheme= abcb or aabb O slowly, slowly rase she up’ a
To the place where he was lyin, b
And when she drew the curtain by: c
“Young man, I think you’re dyin.” b
---from “Barbara Allan”

7. BARBARA ALLAN Tells the story of a tragic love
Theme: unfulfilled or unrequited love and impending doom
Modern examples: Songs by Garth Brooks, Meat Loaf, Brad Paisley
Story—The Little Mermaid, Hunchback of Notre Dame

8. BARBARA ALLAN
To an audience at that time, it would not have seemed at all unusual that a nobleman such as Sir John Graeme could be healthy one day and then be lying near death the next
Does he die of illness or unrequited love?

9. BARBARA ALLAN
The tolling of the dead-bell forces Barbara Allan to accept the reality of Sir John’s death
In death, Sir John and Barbara Allan are finally happy with each other and able to achieve a peace in their relationship that they could not agree to in life
Why weren’t they able to be together in life?

10. SIR PATRICK SPENS--Anonymous
Rhyme Scheme?
The king sits in Dumferline town, _____
Driking the blude-reid wine: _____
“O whar will I get a guid sailor _____
To sail this ship of mine?” _____

11. SIR PATRICK SPENS
Describes the loss at sea of a Scottish ship and crew
Theme: man against nature, the dangers faced by sailors at sea

12. SIR PATRICK SPENS Drunk king asks for a super sailor to sail his ship
Old man replies: “Sir Patrick Spens…”
King writes him a letter, he laughs at first
Spens agrees, despite the danger (The tear blinded his ee.)

13. SIR PATRICK SPENS He sails against the advice of his crew
“For I fear a deadly storm”--Foreshadowing
The ship sinks off the coast of Aberdour
(50 fathoms deep)
The sailors hats float while their ladies wait for their return

14. SIR PATRICK SPENS

15. GET UP AND BAR THE DOOR
Tells the humorous story of a strong-willed husband and wife locked in an argument
Theme: Treats marital discord in a humorous manner

16. GET UP AND BAR THE DOOR Slant-rhymes -”then / pan” -”sure / door”
Chances are that the words in each pair had the same vowel sounds in this time
Changes came in the 16th century—modern English

17. “Get up and Bar the Door”
Man and wife in home
Wife preparing dinner
Neither wants to bar the door
Make a deal: the one who speaks first has to get up and bar the door
2 men walk in and see the silent pair
They threaten to shave his beard and kiss his wife
He speaks and she wins the deal

18. BALLADS
All three of these ballads deal with problems encountered in everyday life

19. Stop

20. Romances
Tales of chivalric knights, many featured King Arthur and his round table
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Le Morte d’Arthur (The death of Arthur) by Sir Thomas Malory

21. The English Renaissance pg 276
“Rebirth”
Began in in 14th century Italy
Began in England after the War of the Roses, Henry VII

22. The English Renaissance
Medieval period focused on religion and the after life
Renaissance stressed humanity on earth
Arts, literature, beauty in nature, human impulses, a new mastery over the world
Questioned timeworn truths (flatlanders)
Challenged authority

23. The English Renaissance
Renaissance Man
A many-faceted person who cultivated his innate talents to the fullest

24. Thirst for Knowledge
Great burst of exploration – culminates in Columbus’ arrival in New World in 1492
Compass developed
Advances in field of astronomy
Growing sense of nationalism
Protestant reformation

25. The English Renaissance
Henry VII son (Arthur) married Catherine of Aragon, daughter of King Ferdinand of Spain, England’s greatest new World rival
Arthur died, pope allowed Arthur’s younger brother (Henry VIII) to marry Catherine
This would prove to be a problem

26. The English Renaissance
Henry VIII
Succeeded his father in 1509
A true Renaissance prince
Skilled athlete, poet, musician…
Asked the church for permission to divorce Catherine after 18 yrs and only one female child--Mary

27. HENRY VIII The Pope refused Henry’s request for a divorce
Henry broke with Rome in 1534, declared himself head of the Church of England or Anglican Church
Henry VIII married Anne Boleyn, she produced a daughter—Elizabeth
Anne was later executed for adultery

28. Queen Mary Restored Pope, Catholicism Married Philip of Spain
Executed approx. 300 protestants
These executions are why she’s known as “Bloody Mary”

29. The Elizabethan Era
The unwanted daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn
Strong, clever, educated in Greek & Latin, patron of the arts
Re-established monarchy’s position over Anglican Church, restored Book of Common Prayer
Believed in religious tolerance, lowered taxes, in favor of public education

30. Queen Elizabeth I Never married—”The Virgin Queen”
She was the inspiration for Spenser’s “The Faerie Queene”
Supported Sir Walter Raleigh
-introduced tobacco and potatoes
-Tried for treason, imprisoned in Tower of London
-finally executed in 1618

31. Spanish Armada--1588
Spain refused to recognize England’s claim to America—sent 130 ships
They claimed English privateers were plundering Spanish ships
8-day battle aided by a storm; England became known as a great sea power

32. King James I
Did NOT believe in religious tolerance; persecuted Puritans
1604—King James I appointed scholars to create a new translation of the Bible, promoted the use of English language (King James Version)

33. The English Renaissance
Following Queen Eliz I, came King James
1605—The Gunpowder Plot to blow up Parliament—Guy Fawkes Day (Nov 5 celebrate)
1606—Shakespeare's “Macbeth” produced

34. The English Renaissance
1629 Charles I dismissed Parliament for 11 years
Thousands migrated to N. America, mostly Puritans
Long Parliament

35. Evolution of Poetry Lyric poetry was favorite
Sonnet perfected; sonnet cycles became very popular
Edmund Spenser wrote The Faerie Queene (epic, intricate verse w/ rich imagery)