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The document summarizes the responses to various questions about medieval topics. Briefly: 1) It describes the ideological climate at the end of the Middle Ages in Europe, with the Church losing power and influence. 2) It explains that Vargas Llosa finds an appeal in the chivalric novels for their representation of feudal history. 3) It points out that modern romantic novels serve a similar function to chivalric books by offering love stories that satisfy the reader.

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Spanish 1101

The document summarizes the responses to various questions about medieval topics. Briefly: 1) It describes the ideological climate at the end of the Middle Ages in Europe, with the Church losing power and influence. 2) It explains that Vargas Llosa finds an appeal in the chivalric novels for their representation of feudal history. 3) It points out that modern romantic novels serve a similar function to chivalric books by offering love stories that satisfy the reader.

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Marlon Rodríguez Pérez 11-2

1) Read the excerpt and answer the questions.

What is the ideological climate at the end of the Middle Ages that the
Does the fragment reveal?
Different cultural and spiritual changes were noticed. The church, a product of the
Protestant schisms, from the political flourishing of the Anglo-Saxon nations, of the
the prosperity of the Hanseatic League begins to lose power, both politically and
religious.
The Mediterranean nations, where the church continues to wield strong influence
influence, will emerge victorious in their wars against Islamic powers
and they will foster new trade routes with the Far East.

What does Vargas Llosa find so attractive in books?


cavalries?
For Vargas Llosa, chivalric books possess a means for identification.
superficial with a part of its cultural heritage; the part that corresponds to a
history exalted by the feudal principle. It finds a powerful appeal in
those stories that recount the conquest of the accomplished man, about honor and the
love founded on duty and justice

What type of literature do you think plays a role today?


same function as the chivalric novels? cite a work
The type of literature called 'novela rosa', better known as romantic novel, is about
a Western literary genre, it is a diversity of novelistic narrative, practiced in the period
modern or from the past, with traditional, classic, and current characters and settings
the time, in which the incidents of two lovers are recounted, whose love conquers
in the face of adversity.
One characteristic of this type of novels is that they have a happy ending and the lovers...
they reunite being happy forever, whose happy ending satisfies the reader who
enjoy a story that leaves a pleasant feeling in your memories.
What values of the knight-errant would be good to preserve?
in the 21st century?
The courtship toward the lady, the respect for her integrity.

Chivalry at all times for both the opposite sex and equality.

Courage, the bravery to confront what is unjust.

The ethics among men, the respect for what belongs to others, the fraternal feeling to
help the most in need.

The value of commitment, of education, of preparation to be men


good.

2) Argue based on Vargas Llosa's article, do you think that the


Is imagination dangerous for social order? What do you think?
What is the role of imagination in society?
I think that imagination is neither dangerous nor bad; I believe it is necessary.
since everything we think, dream, or fantasize in our mind affects
our environment. Imagination in society plays a role in the
perception of reality since many things we use daily were
a thought and idea.

3) Research and explain why it was believed that characters like


Perceval or Lancelot actually existed. What made these
figures endure over time and will determine the themes
subsequent literary works?
What is talked about these characters and we can say is that they were conceived
to be able to play a foundational role in what would come to be the current kingdom
British, as both were key figures in the foundational legends of
the British. On the other hand, they strongly influenced English literature and are
one of the most popular mythical characters in Arthurian tales, appears
in legends where their knightly adventures are narrated, in any case
Lancelot is more important as his affair with Guinevere led to the beginning of the downfall.
of Arturo.
4) Write a medieval tale inspired by the character of the
illustration

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