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

WE ARE GOING TO PRESENT YOU THE MALE FIGURES IN THE LITERARY TEXTS WE HAVE STUDIED SO FAR. THE TEXTS WE HAVE CHOSEN. “ BEOWULF ”, an epic poem “ LORD RANDAL ”, a ballad “ THE KNIGHT ”, from a narrative poem “ SONNET XVIII ”, a sonnet. BEOWULF. Figure described. a WARRIOR.

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

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

  4. 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. 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. 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. 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 • Figure described: A LORD HIS FREE TIME 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 • LORD MAN SOCIALLY POWERFUL 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. 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 • 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 • REPETITION OF THE WORD “FAIR” TO IMPRESS SOME WORDS IN PEOPLE’ S MIND TO EXPLAIN and to EXALT the young man’s beuty

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

  22. 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

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