AGES ERA PERIOD
MIDDLE AGES
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They were written for sophisticated and well-educated readers.
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Writing continued to benefit only readers fluent in Latin and French.
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Their readers’ primary language was English.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The styles of The Owl and the Nightingale and Ancrene Riwle show what about the poetry and prose written around the year 1200? They were written for sophisticated and well-educated readers.
Detailed explanation-2: -It is the earliest example in Middle English of a literary form known as debate poetry (or verse contest). Verse contests from this time period were usually written in Anglo-Norman or Latin. This poem shows the influence of French linguistic, literary, and rhetorical techniques.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Owl and the Nightingale is one of the earliest substantial texts to be written in Middle English and it is also one of the most charming. The poem describes a debate between two birds overheard by a narrator – the scenario is a humorous piece of avian mud-slinging as the birds quarrel, not always good-naturedly.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Owl and the Nightingale was first printed in 1838, and it has been edited many times since, either in part or in full (for a complete list, see Cartlidge 2003, pp. 144–145).
Detailed explanation-5: -The Owl and The Nightingale is an important and interesting poem that sprang up after the Norman conquest of England and which was inspired by the French works of chivalry. It was written about 1220 and attributed to Nicholas de Guildford.