10 Questions
Which work is considered the most famous in Old English literature?
Beowulf
What language became the standard language of courts, parliament, and polite society after the Norman conquest of England in 1066?
French
What is the term for the form of English that was spoken after the Normans came?
Middle English
What language was originally brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon invaders in the fifth century?
Old English
When did the form of English known as Middle English last until?
1470s
What is the setting of 'The Great Gatsby'?
Long Island, near New York City
Who is the first-person narrator of the novel?
Nick Carraway
What is Jay Gatsby's main obsession in the novel?
Reuniting with his former lover, Daisy Buchanan
What inspired F. Scott Fitzgerald to write the novel?
His youthful romance with socialite Ginevra King and the parties he attended on Long Island's North Shore
Who was the editor that persuaded Fitzgerald to revise the novel?
Maxwell Perkins
Study Notes
Old English Literature
- The most famous work in Old English literature is Beowulf.
Norman Conquest of England
- After the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, French became the standard language of courts, parliament, and polite society.
- The form of English spoken after the Normans came is known as Anglo-Norman.
English Language History
- Anglo-Saxon invaders originally brought Old English to Great Britain in the fifth century.
Middle English
- Middle English lasted until the late 15th century.
The Great Gatsby
- The novel is set in the 1920s in New York City and Long Island.
- The first-person narrator of the novel is Nick Carraway.
- Jay Gatsby's main obsession in the novel is winning back Daisy Buchanan.
- F. Scott Fitzgerald was inspired to write the novel by the excesses and superficiality of the wealthy American communities he encountered.
- Editor Maxwell Perkins persuaded Fitzgerald to revise the novel.
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