LITERATURE QUESTIONS
MEDIEVAL WOMEN WRITERS
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8th and 9th centuries
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9th and 10th centuries
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10th and 11th centuries
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14th and 15th centuries
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Detailed explanation-1: -They were either held to be completely deceitful, sexual, innocent, or incompetent. Therefore, women were mostly withheld from positions of power or speaking their voice; males made decisions for them, and their lives were dictated by the men that ran the society.
Detailed explanation-2: -Following the introduction of the printing press into England by William Caxton in 1476, vernacular literature flourished. The Reformation inspired the production of vernacular liturgy which led to The Book of Common Prayer, a lasting influence on literary language.
Detailed explanation-3: -Geoffrey Chaucer: Why The 14th-Century Poet Led A Cosmopolitan Life | HistoryExtra.
Detailed explanation-4: -The fifteenth century was called the “Century of the Ballad” as Chaucerians (or followers of Chaucer’s work) both in England and Scotland composed some beautiful ballads including the “Ballad of Chevy Chase” and the Robin Hood Ballads.