WE ARE GOING TO PRESENT YOU THE MALE FIGURES IN THE LITERARY TEXTS WE HAVE STUDIED SO FAR

THE TEXTS WE HAVE CHOSEN “BEOWULF”, an epic poem “LORD RANDAL”, a ballad “THE KNIGHT”, from a narrative poem “SONNET XVIII”, a sonnet

conveyed in a REALISTIC way BEOWULF Figure described a WARRIOR an IDEALISTIC man conveyed in a REALISTIC way He’s CREDIBLE

Authority, leader, navigator CHARACTERIZATION moral values courage, honour, loyalty, solidarity, mighty, strenght social class vassal high-born point of view well-considered good reputation of the society rule in the society Authority, leader, navigator

Beowulf = a perfect warrior = a HERO AUTHOR’S OPINION it agrees with PEOPLE’s opinion Beowulf = a perfect warrior = a HERO Name : Beowulf Positive qualities and superlatives Verbs expressing he was authoritative

Positive semantic field simple- common language (Anglo-Saxon) USE OF LANGUAGE Positive semantic field simple- common language (Anglo-Saxon) Nouns belonging to the semantic field of the war Beowulf is EXALTED To be FIXED in listener’s mind REALISM

military society warrior=central figure HISTORICAL CONTEXT Old English period military society warrior=central figure Beowulf was a warrior He belonged to the Old English society He assured his population’s survival Beowulf and all warriors were EXALTED

LORD RANDAL HIS FREE TIME Figure described: A LORD REALISTIC DESCRIPTION HIS RICHNESS

CHARACTERIZATION SOCIAL CLASS FAMILY HOBBIES a lord aristocracy a son he needs his mother’s help hunting

USE OF LANGUAGE SIMPLE LANGUAGE A LOT OF REPETITIONS addressed to common people to impress the ballad in listener’s minds HISTORICAL CONTEXT ballads  from 12th century Lord Randal = society of ballads centuries lords  feudal system  from the XI century

CONCLUSION MAN SOCIALLY POWERFUL LORD POISONED BY HIS TRUE LOVE MEN SHOULD KEEP AWAY FROM WOMEN

THE KNIGHT Figure described a KNIGHT REALISTIC description : knights really existed IDEALISTIC descritpion : knights never had neither only positive qualities nor all ones

CHARACTERIZATION social class a knight battles he fougth in crusades places he visited pilgrimages all three continents the way he dressed simple clothes the way he appeared not conceited embodiment of the chivalric code well-consideredgood reputation Deep Christian beliefs Umility moral values truth, honour, freedom, courtesy courage, dignity, wisdom, clemency

A long list of all his battles A lot of positive adjectives AUTHOR’S OPINION EXALTATION of the knight A long list of all his battles “In Latvia raided he, and ..in far Granada at the siege was heOf Algeciras, and in Belmarie.At Ayas was he and at Satalye…” A lot of positive adjectives “Truth, honour, freedom and all courtesy “ “Though so strong and brave, he was very wise “ Superlatives “No christened man so oft of his degree. “ “And therein had he ridden, no man more “

USE OF LANGUAGE refined language Readers = intellectual men Exaltation /elevation of the knight  idealization HISTORICAL CONTEXT knights Norman period (XI- XV centuries) The knight belonged to the society of the Age of Chaucer Age of Chaucer (XIV century)

CONCLUSION Main code : RELIGIOUS CODE knights fought against enemies of the Church They obeyed religious code Knights were WELL-CONSIDERED by Christian population Chaucer exalts the knight

SONNET XVIII Figure described: A YOUNG FAIR MAN IDEALIZED description

CHARACTERIZATION PHYSICAL ASPECT ELEMENTS OF A SUMMER DAY COMPARISION MORAL ASPECT ELEMENTS OF A SUMMER DAY COMPARISION

AUTHOR’ S OPINION Shakespeare dedicated the sonnet to a young man ALL THE SONNET IS AN AUTHOR’S OPINION POSITIVE ADJECTIVES Shakespeare ADMIRES the young man’s beauty

USE OF LANGUAGE A RHYME SCHEME TO IMPRESS SOME WORDS IN PEOPLE’ S MIND REPETITION OF THE WORD “FAIR” TO IMPRESS SOME WORDS IN PEOPLE’ S MIND TO EXPLAIN and to EXALT the young man’s beuty

HE COULDN’T BE COMPARED WITH NATURE CONCLUSION HE COULDN’T BE COMPARED WITH NATURE FAIR YOUTH He is BETTER than THE REAL WORLD AN IDEALIZED FIGURE

different kind of society CONCLUSION Texts from different centuries Characterizations of different kinds of man the warrior the lord the knight the loved man military society feudal society Norman-French society Renaissance society different kind of man different kind of society