The styles of The Owl and the Nightingale and Ancrene Riwle show what about the poetry and prose written around the year 1200 ?

Middle Ages 30/09/2021

A. They were written for sophisticated and well-educated readers.
B. Writing continued to benefit only readers fluent in Latin and French.
C. Their readers’ primary language was English.
D. a and c only

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