A term that implies literature which had no or not much singifacance is-
After renouncing the significant advantage of his noble birth, he wandered from village to village as a lowly ______, this he maintained along with other members of his order, was the life best suited to one who wished to see both the miserliness and the generosity of humanity. Which word of the following is suitable for the gap here?
Unlike the performances of her youth, in which she seamlessly inhabited a role, the performances of her later years were _____ as though she were calling out to audiences, “look how convincingly I can portray my character.”