LITERATURE QUESTIONS
MEDIEVAL LITERATURE AND CULTURE
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Sir Launfal
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Chaucer’s The Wife of Bath
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Chaucer’s Franklin’s Tale
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Norwich’s Revelations of Divine Love
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Detailed explanation-1: -This model identifies revelation with God’s “great deeds” in salvation history. The Bible is seen as the record of these deeds, for example the Exodus or the resurrection of Jesus.
Detailed explanation-2: -Themes. Julian recounts her visions in the Short Text and in the Long Text; both texts embody similar literary themes of love, sacrifice and suffering, and the mysticism surrounding God’s identity (Norwich). Julian displays the power of love by explaining how she feels when she is united with the love of God.
Detailed explanation-3: -At this moment, the woman – who is today known as Julian of Norwich – experienced a series of 16 extraordinary visions. These visions are described in the Revelations of Divine Love, which is the first work in English to be authored by a woman.
Detailed explanation-4: -In its broad meaning, revelation is divine guidance or inspiration; it is the communication of truth and knowledge from God to His children on earth, suited to their language and understanding. It simply means to uncover something not yet known.