Themes (OCR A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Framework for Canterbury Tales
Framework for Canterbury Tales
Religious pilgrimage to Christian martyr's shrine
Januarie's term for marriage
Januarie's term for marriage
'hooly boond' (holy bond)
Marital debt definition
Marital debt definition
Religious obligation for spouses to fulfil sexual needs
Biblical parallel to Januarie's walled garden
Biblical parallel to Januarie's walled garden
Garden of Eden
Description of Damian (snake parallel)
Description of Damian (snake parallel)
'adder' (parallels Satan in Eden)
What May creates to gain control
What May creates to gain control
Wax copy of garden key
Meaning of Placebo's name in Latin
Meaning of Placebo's name in Latin
'I shall please'
Definition of fabliaux
Definition of fabliaux
Comic, bawdy tales with unfaithful women & cuckolded husbands
Three pagan gods at Januarie's wedding
Three pagan gods at Januarie's wedding
Venus, Bacchus, Hymen
Roman god Januarie's name derives from
Roman god Januarie's name derives from
Janus (carried keys to unlock future)