It's the other way around. The Catholic Church influenced the themes appearing in English Literature. It wasn't direct, it's just that religion to medieval people was their entire world. They were more concerned about the next life, and realized that this life is just a very short preparation for eternity. It was only with the protestant revolt when literature started to become divorced from religion.
Christian missionaries coming to Britain in the 6th century and 7th century brought with them Latin religious terms which entered the English language: abbot, altar, apostle. During this time, the Catholic Church had a monopoly on intellectual property in Anglo-Saxon society; in which they used to exert great influence on the development
There is English grammar and there is English literature. Literature is reading.
English Literature
No, "Old English" is another name for Anglo-Saxon which had been in use in England a long time before the Norman invasion. The language of religion was Latin, still in use in parts of the Roman Catholic Church. The language of literature in England had been Old English for hundreds of years, after the invasion Norman French was used by the rich and powerful conquerors.
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Its acceptance of God's will.
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Geoffrey Chaucer is known for his significant influence on Middle English literature, not Old English. Chaucer's writing, particularly "The Canterbury Tales," helped to popularize the English language in literature and established vernacular English as a respected literary language. His works also contributed to the development of English as a language of literature and culture.