Article Analysis

Read these three Wikipedia articles: the Matter of Britain, the Matter of France, and the Matter of Rome. Pick a literary work listed under one of these  Matters on the pages below that follow. Read the Wikipedia article on the literary work. Summarize the relevant  Matter (Britain, France, or Rome) in 2 sentences. Write a 2 sentence summary of the of main subject or contents of the work in your own words based on the Wikipedia article. Explain what interests you about the work. The Matter of Britain Choose one of the following works in the Matter of Britain: The Lais of Marie de France (composed in Anglo-Norman French) See Wikipedia article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lais_of_Marie_de_France Le Morte d’Arthur (“The Death of King Arthur”) by Thomas Malory, volume 1 or volume 2 (composed in Middle English) See Wikipedia article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Morte_d%27Arthur Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (composed in Middle English) See Wikipedia article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Gawain_and_the_Green_Knight Perce forest: The Prehistory of King Arthur's Britain See Wikipedia article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perceforest The Matter of France Choose a work from the Matter of Rome: Troilus and Criseyde by Geoffrey Chaucer (composed in Middle English) See Wikipedia article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troilus_and_Criseyde The Romance of Octavian See Wikipedia article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octavian_(romance) The Matter of Rome Choose a work from the Matter of Rome: Troilus and Criseyde by Geoffrey Chaucer (composed in Middle English) See Wikipedia article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troilus_and_Criseyde The Romance of Octavian See Wikipedia article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octavian_(romance) Then: pick an episode/section and read it! Choose an episode or section of the work (you may wish to consult with your professor) and read it. Links below: Le Morte d’Arthur (“The Death of King Arthur”) by Thomas Malory, volume 1 volume 2 Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Perceforest: The Prehistory of King Arthur’s Britain La Chanson de Roland Valentine and Orson Troilus and Criseyde The Romance of Octavian Project Instructions 1) Explain how the passage represents an important moment in the work and why (20%). 2) Explain what the passage reveals about the characters in the work, focusing on how the characters embody or challenge chivalric ideals