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The Owl and the Nightingale

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  • Beowulf
    In English literature: Influence of French poetry

    …poem of this period is The Owl and the Nightingale (written after 1189), an example of the popular debate genre. The two birds argue topics ranging from their hygienic habits, looks, and songs to marriage, prognostication, and the proper modes of worship. The nightingale stands for the joyous aspects of…

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