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正面 1 . " What is the influence of the Norman Conquest (诺曼底的征服)upon English language and literature ?
《》 Part Ⅱ The Anglo-Norman Period
背面 The influence of the Norman conquest upon English language and literature: 

After the conquest, the body of customs and ideals known as chivalry was introduced by the Normans into England .
The knightly code, the romantic interest in women, tenderness and reverence paid to Virgin Mary were reflected in the literature .
With the coming of the Normans, the Anglo-Saxons sank to a position of abjectness
Their language was made a despised thing . 
French words of Warfare and chilvary, art and luxury, science and law, began to come into the English language . 
Thus three languages existed in England at that time . 
The Normans spoke French, the lower class spoke English, and the scholars and clergymen used Latin .
The literature was varied in interest and extensive in range
The Normans began to write histories or chronicles .
Most of them were written in Latin of French .
The prevailing form of literature in the feudal England was the Romance .
note
chivalry /'ʃɪv(ə)lrɪ/ n. (中世纪的)骑士制度骑士气概,骑士品质
tenderness /'tendənis/ n. 柔软;温和;亲切;心软难处理
reverence/'rev(ə)r(ə)ns/ n. 敬礼;尊严;崇敬vt. 尊敬;敬畏
chronicle /'krɒnɪk(ə)l/ n. 编年史vt. 将(某事物)载入编年史


征服后,诺曼人将习俗和理想体系(即骑士精神)引入了英格兰。
文献中反映了骑士规矩,对女人的浪漫兴趣,对圣母玛利亚的温柔和崇敬。
随着诺曼底人的到来,盎格鲁撒克逊人沉没到了绝望的地步。
他们的语言被鄙视了。
战争和琐事,艺术与奢侈,科学与法律的法语单词开始进入英语。
因此,当时英国存在三种语言。
诺曼人讲法语,下层阶级说英语,学者和牧师使用拉丁语。
文献兴趣广泛,范围广泛。
诺曼人开始写历史或编年史。
他们大多数是用法语拉丁语写的。
封建英格兰的主要文学形式是浪漫。

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