English Literature A-Level
Gentillesse and Class
What Gentillesse and Class means in English Literature A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Gentillesse and Class
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A complex medieval concept of true nobility stemming from virtue and divine grace, not aristocratic birth, explored in the loathly lady's sermon.
Topics that use Gentillesse and Class
- Component 3: Poetry – Section B: Specified Poetry Pre- or Post-1900 – Pre-1900 – The Medieval Period – The Wife of Bath’s Prologue and Tale, editor James Winny (Cambridge, 1994) (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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