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Essays 451 - 480
In six pages Durkheim's ritual perspectives are examined in terms of their implications when applied to Eliade's arguments on ritu...
In ten pages this sociological paper exposes the myth of American multiculturalism through a consideration of religions including ...
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In ten pages this paper charts the evolution of the Guinevere myth considering its Celtic origins and the contributions of Thomas ...
In five pages this paper examines the Bible's collection of moral fiction, folktales, fables, and myths. Four sources are cited i...
In three pages philosophers Hume, Descartes, and Aristotle are applied to the concepts of man's nature, the existence of God, and ...
In five pages Kafka's nightmarish short story is examined in terms of its contemporary myth functionality. There are 7 sources ci...
The writer argues that legends are stories that are likely to have their beginnings in fact, but over time, are added to and re-to...
In four pages the classic Medieval poem is analyzed. There is no bibliography included....
In three pages this essay analyzes the Medieval epic and argues that the most human character is Hrothgar. There is no bibliograp...
In five pages the bonds of kinship and family as represented in this classic Medieval poem are discussed. One source is cited in ...
The concept of heroism is compared in this paper consisting of 5 pages and there is a consensus that it is a concept that is beyon...
The writer argues that the women in these two works are portrayed as passionate but uncontrollable forces that must be tamed by me...
In five pages these literary characters are contrasted and compared in terms of their deaths with the concept of kingship and what...
449 (Donaldson 31). The one datable fact mentioned in the poem is a raid on the Franks made by Hygelac, the king of the Geats in 5...
In 5 pages the leadership concept is examined within the context of these 2 Medieval stories. There are no other sources listed....
emphatically Christian as in a tone mildly so" (125). John Niles has written that "Attempts to show a specific correlation betw...
In five pages this paper compares and contrasts these various peoples who lived in different societies during different time perio...
In six pages this paper compares Seamus Heaney's and Lucien Dean Pearson's translations of the Medieval epic tale. There are thre...
time, Grendels mother is literally a monster, so one could in fact give Beowulf some slack in that he took on a woman. Can a monst...
understanding the deeper connections and interpretations of the characters who populate Chaucers work. Those deeper connections cl...
than life and serves as a role model for others to follow; they are brave, smart and good in battle; and, the hero embarks upon a ...
for his own wants as a man. Sir Gawains virtue is tested against the backdrop of religious implication when Bercilaks wife ...
a rather powerful enemy. Thus, one sees heroic feats on either end, but also, there is Christian love and the love of a parent tha...
the tale. In fact, it seems that one of the general ways in which each character is depicted is a quick rundown of their lineage. ...
warrior society that Beowulf invokes derives from these "newcomers" to the British Isles. Abrams, et al also state that in this wa...
this case Hrothgar, and his subjects. The Beowulf poet states that "It came to his (Hrothgars) mind that he would command men to c...
adversely influencing the minds of young boys. Augustines autobiographical Confessions ponders the external social threats of sex...
1). With the passage of time, epics evolved into what is commonly referred to as chansons de geste or romances. French in origin...
In the epic, the threat is supernatural; in the film, the menace is recast as a vicious, cannibalistic tribe who dress in animal s...