LITERATURE QUESTIONS
MEDIEVAL LITERATURE AND CULTURE
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Geoffrey of Monmouth’s Historia Regum Britanniae
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Julian of Norwich’s Revelations of Divine Love
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Marie de France’s Lanval
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Sir Thomas Malory’s Morte Darthur
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -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-3: -’ Thus I was taught that love was our Lord’s meaning. And I saw quite clearly in this and in all, that before God made us, he loved us, which love was never slaked nor ever shall be. And in this love he has done all his work, and in this love he has made all things profitable to us.
Detailed explanation-4: -Julian of Norwich was famously known for her mystical visions of Jesus Christ and his sufferings. She dedicated her life to Jesus by becoming an anchoress, a religious recluse confined to an enclosure, so she could concentrate on Christ’s passion.