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'Beowulf' and Family Ties

In five pages the bonds of kinship and family as represented in this classic Medieval poem are discussed. One source is cited in ...

King Lear, Beowulf, the Concepts of Kingship and Hero's Downfall

In five pages these literary characters are contrasted and compared in terms of their deaths with the concept of kingship and what...

Christian Virtue, a Pagan Villain, and 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'

In ten pages this paper discusses how Christian virtue is reinforced through the pagan villain in this Medieval epic. Two sources...

Analysis of Waverley by Sir Walter Scott

written as hardly to be distinguished from memoirs... The splendid pages of Froissart, with his heart-stirring and eye-dazzling de...

British Literature 18th vs. 19th Century

in the writings of Jonathan Swift and Daniel Defoe. Both authors used simple, descriptive, and colorful styles to weave their adve...

British Literature and the Theme of Sin

In fifteen pages this paper discusses how sin is depicted in the Books of Genesis and Romans as well as how it is thematically dev...

17th Century English Literature and Time Significance

In five pages this paper discusses the importance of time in King Lear by William Shakespeare, the play Everyman, and The Canterbu...

Medieval Scholars and Differences from Common People

This paper consists of six pages and examines what distinguished the scholar from other people during the Medieval era. Nine sour...

Transitional Figure Petrarch

In nine pages this paper discusses how Petrarch provides the Medieval to Renaissance transition and examines the poet's letters an...

Literary Depiction of the Middle Ages and Nobility

In five pages this paper discusses how Medieval nobility was presented in Inferno by Dante Alighieri. There are 4 sources cited i...

A Summary of The Song of Roland (Chanson de Roland)

it is possible that the poet telling "The Song of Roland" was using the character of Charlemagne to represent Christianity as it m...

Roots and Styles of Romanesque Art

In eight pages this paper makes reference to Medieval Art by Marilyn Stokstad in a consideration of Romanesque art's roots and var...

A Fictiona Medievall Story

In five pages a narrative of a sixteen year old aristocrat during medieval times is developed and the use of historical fact in th...

Medieval China and Disease's 'Positive' Impacts

In six pages this research paper discusses how the population of medieval China actually benefited from disease in this considerat...

Japanese History in The Pillow Book by Sie Shonagon

In fourteen pages this research paper examines this revealing look at the medieval history of Japan written by an Imperial Court's...

Pre Meiji Japan, Literature, and Feudalism

In five pages this paper considers feudal Japan in a comparative analysis of two works of literature Donald Keene's Anthology of J...

'Great' Pope Gregory the First

In ten pages this paper examines Pope Gregory's letters and their influence upon the spread of Christianity throughout Medieval Eu...

Changing Twentieth Century Aesthetic Norms Regarding Black Literature

In six pages the ways in which black literature's aesthetic norms have changed and evolved are discussed in a consideration of the...

The Impact of World War II on Literature

first novel, Tales of the South Pacific (Macmillan, 1947) (Meador 14). This book, which was based on actual World War II experienc...

Medieval Law and Ius Commune

The writer explains the Ius Commune and how a medieval jurist might decide a case based on this principle. The writer describes a ...

Geoffrey Chaucer and The Canterbury Tales

This essay delves into the man behind The Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer. The author utilizes both an in depth reading of the...

Middle Ages' English Language Evolution

In nine pages this paper discusses Old English and Modern English in this consideration of language and how it has evolved during ...

Color Green in 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'

In twn pages this paper discusses the symbolic significance of references to the color green in the Medieval epic 'Sir Gawain and ...

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and the Color Green

In two pages this paper examines what the color green means in this Medieval tale. There are no other sources listed....

Courtly Love and 'The Knight's Tale' by Geoffrey Chaucer

In a paper consisting of 5 pages courtly love is defined and discussed within the context of 'The Knight's Tale' by Geoffrey Chauc...

Paintings of Hieronymus Bosch

In thirteen pages this paper examines the definitive characteristics of Bosch's medieval paiintings in terms of the artist's use o...

Beowulf and a Contrast of Battles with Grendel, Grendel's Mother, and the Dragon

to his mother, he has been depicted as a solitary creature, not unlike the hombres in Sergio Leones "spaghetti" Westerns, who walk...

Background of Madrid in Terms of History and Literature

This paper consists of seven pages and concentrates on the rich history and literature of the Spanish capital of Madrid and the th...

Decline of the Dark Ages

In five pages this paper discusses the Medieval civilization's end from the perspectives of 2 important religious leaders. Three ...

'The Pearl' and Symbols

In fifteen pages this paper analyzes this medieval prose in terms of the symbols it features. Nine sources are cited in the bibli...