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Ian Grant
Grant Stouffer
Culture of the Middle Ages
Faith dominated all aspects of life from architecture, literature, art, and music
Even wars and crusades were fought around faith and religion
People believed that joining crusades would make them have better favor with god
Faith
Most of the architecture was dedicated to Christian churches
Gargoyles were put on buildings of a way to fend of demons Arches were very influential inside churches The arches not only could support a lot of way but they
looked very good inside the church and they were very symbolic with faith
The warship area in the middle of the church was very wide open and had massive stained glass in the front
Faith in Architecture
Religion was really incorporated into literature Each story that an author wrote was about different subject
that had to do with religion The three main authors that wrote religious stories during
the Middle Ages were Anselm of Canterbury, Thomas Aquinas, and Pierre Abélard
The type of writing was called Theology Theology is the systematic and rational study of religion
and its influences and of the nature of religious truths Some of the religious stories were used a inspiration to
men in the army
Middle Ages Religious Literature
Religious art cam in many form from painted glass in churches, to decorated crossed, or even paintings
Most of the art was icon paintings, murals, and mosaics The icons paintings were of Christ, the Virgin Mary, or the
Saints The murals were also of Christ but were on a much larger
scale such as the whole side of a was Mosaics were decorative art of pictures and patterns made
of colored pieces of glass, marble or other materials on a bed of cement that depicted Christ or religious patterns
Medieval religious art
The religious music started in the church and was used to sooth the worshippers to add background to the stories told
The music in the churches consisted of mostly an early created piano and a stringed instrument similar to a guitar
Once music caught on, lyrics were added to tell stories about Christ and other Christian disciples
After music moved from the churches, household used it for their own stories and other tales
Soldiers used music to pray before battles and to hope for good outcomes
Religious music
Chivalry is the generic term for the knightly system of the Middle Ages and for virtues and qualities it inspired in its followers
Expressed the ideals of knightly virtues, honor, and courtly love
Expressed ideal moral and courteous behavior
Way of life for Christians•Came from old French word chivalries
meaning “Knighthood”
Chivalry
Introduced chivalrous conduct.Went beyond chivalry in combat. The song of RolandKnown as “Charlemagne's Code of Chivalry”
Knights Code of Chivalry
To fear God and maintain His Church
To serve the liege lord in valor and faith
To protect the weak and defenseless
To give succor to widows and orphans
To refrain from the wanton giving of offence
To live by honor and for glory To despise pecuniary reward To fight for the welfare of all To obey those placed in authority
Knights Code of Chivalry continued…
• To guard the honor of fellow knights
• To eschew unfairness, meanness and deceit
• To keep faith • At all times to speak the
truth• To persevere to the end in
any enterprise begun• To respect the honor of
women• Never to refuse a
challenge from an equal• Never to turn the back
upon a foe
Religious, as well as secular workWritten languages- Latin, Greek, and Old
Church SlavonicMany written things were anonymous,
believed to be not important because most stories were passed down
Authors relied on allegory to convey the morals the author had in mind while writing
Literature
Beowulf- unknownBeowulf defeats a monster named Grendel who
has killed many men in Hrothgar’s kingdom The Song of Roland- unknown
Brave warrior named Roland dies from Muslim army, Charlemagne calls upon god for revenge and god kills all of the Muslims.
Inspires crusadersDivine comedy- DanteThe Canterbury Tales- Chauser
Famous Stories
The dominant form of literature in the middle ages
Catholic clerics were the most educatedMany hymns survived until todayPhilosophical treatises-
attempting to reconcile the teachings of the Greek and Roman pagan authors with the doctrines of the Church.
Best known Jewish authors:MaimonidesRashi
Religious Literature
Non-religious literatureNot as prevalent as the religious writingsMany survive until todaySubject of “courtly love” was very popularUsed to describe foreign lands to peopleUsed to explain and argue politics
Secular literature
A troubadour was a composer and performer of Old Occitan lyric poetry during the Middle Ages
Since the word "troubadour" is etymologically masculine, a female troubadour is usually called a trobairitz.
People became troubadours by going to a special troubadour school
The troubadour school or tradition began in the 11th century in Occitania, but it quickly spread through Italy, Spain, and even Greece.
Occitania was a small region in Europe that encompasses where France is now
Troubadours
The theme of troubadour songs deal mainly with the topics of chivalry and courtly love
Many of the songs were humorous or vulgar satires
The plot in the songs were meant to make people think and they all had two meaning
The songs were all supposed to be metaphoric
Troubadour Songs
The troubadour songs had three different styles and many different genera’s but the canso genera was the most popular
A canso song had a first stanza called the exordium, where the composer explains his purpose.
The main body of usually drew out a variety of relationships with the exordium.
The canso ends with either a tornada or envoi that wraps up the song and ends with the audience thinking.
Troubadour Styles
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christian-artworks.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval_music http://medievaleurope.mrdonn.org/literature.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval_literature http://csis.pace.edu/grendel/projf981e/story.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troubadour
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