U NET : NET SET PHD EXAM

Explore the Middle English period (1100–1500), its key authors like Geoffrey Chaucer, William Langland, John Gower, and Thomas Malory, and works such as Canterbury Tales, Piers Plowman, and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Learn about themes of chivalry, courtly love, morality, and the rise of Mystery, Miracle, and Morality plays. Middle English literature  The Middle English Literary Age (also called the Middle English Period ) in English literature spans roughly from 1100 to 1500 CE . It came after the Old English (Anglo-Saxon) period and before the Renaissance. 1. Historical Background After the Norman Conquest (1066) , French became the language of the ruling class, while Latin remained the language of the Church. Gradually, English absorbed many French and Latin words , creating Middle English . Society was feudal , with strong religious influence from the Catholic Church . It saw major events like the Black Death (1347) , Hundred Years’ War (1337–1453) , and the P...