Lesson One--Ascent to Love (week of 9/25/06)

Student Version--Ascent to Love, Assignment one, pages 11 through first full paragraph on p. 23
1.What three main factors are joined to give medieval literature it’s specific shape?
(page 14)
2. “Though generally recognizing the sharp differences between pagan and Christian outlooks, medieval writers and commentators had different approaches to their classical & pagan inheritance.” (Leithart, p. 16) What are three ways that Christian writers dealt with the cultures of the past and give an example of each?
3. What are the two forms incorporation can take?
4. What technique often helped medieval writers place pagan writings in Christian
worldview framework? (p.18)
5. What is Euhemerism? (p.19)
6. What book formed foundation of medieval society? (p.20)
7. Why was scholarly life considered valuable? (p.21)
8. What was effect of scripture on medieval political life? (p.21)
9. What was 4-fold grid medieval writers used to interpret scripture? (p.21f)
10. Give two examples of this 4-fold grid? (p.22-23)