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What led to the alliterative revival ?

Correct answer: C. A surge in English nationalism

  • A. A return to reading poetry from the 11th and 12th centuries
  • B. The influence of southern courtly poets writing in French and Latin
  • C. A surge in English nationalism
  • D. The introduction to new poetic forms during the Norman invasion

Explanation

The alliterative revival is commonly linked with growing English national and cultural identity after the dominance of French literary forms. It revived an older native English poetic technique rather than simply importing a Norman form.

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