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Twenty First Century, the Humanities, and the Classics

just beginning his journey, understanding that is a necessity and that it holds danger: "MIDWAY upon the journey of our life I fou...

Place and Time in Geoffrey Chaucer's 'The Wife of Bath's Tale' and 'The Miller's Tale'

This paper discusses the social elements represented in time and place aspects of these stories featured in Geoffrey Chaucer's The...

The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer and Themes of Destiny and Choice

In six pages 'The Wife of Bath's Tale' and 'The Knight's Tale' are discussed in order to examine how the themes of destiny and cho...

'The Knight's Tale' and 'The Wife of Bath's Tale' and Chaucer's Representation of Destiny and Choice

one year, what it is that women truly want from a man. For whatever reason, the Queen has chosen to give the man a choice - death...

Review of Barry Unsworth's Sacred Hunger

interesting view of the historical factors which made slavery an accepted part of white society. He takes tradition one step furt...

'The Tiger's Bride' by Angela Carter

Carter's 1979 short story is the focus of this report consisting of five pages in which marriage as a social institutuion is criti...

Choosing the Right Path in Conflict

The human element can bring two seemingly mutually exclusive tales and ideas together. This essay uses Maus, A Survivor's Tale by ...

An Analysis of Everything That Rises Must Converge

A 6 page review of the tale by Flannery O'Connor. The rebellion of the son Julianis contrasted with his love for his mother, a co...

Past and Present Fairy Tales

human spiritual life and then comes back with a message." The usual heros adventure will start with someone "from whom something ...

'Man of Law's Tale' by Geoffrey Chaucer

In five pages this research pape considers the era of Geoffrey Chaucer and Medieval literary customs in this comparative examinati...

Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales and Life Choices

In five pages the ways in which life choices are represented in 'The Wife of Bath's Tale' and 'The Knight's Tale' are contrasted a...

Love and Lovers in 'The Wife of Bath;s Tale,' 'The Knight's Tale,' and 'The Merchant's Tale'

In five pages this report compares and contrasts Chaucer's perceptions about lovers and love in these three tales that are part of...

Canterbury Tales Contemporary Poems

In 4 pages this paper examines how two Canterbury Tales' pilgrims are presented in 2 contemporary poems. There are no sources in ...

Medieval Women and the Concepts of Honor and Dishonor

to consider that the concepts of honor and dishonor, as they pertained to Medieval women, were dictated by the attitudes that wome...

Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales and Body Portrayal

In six pages the Tales' General Prologue is the focus of this examination of the human body's significance during the Middle Ages ...

'The Pardoner's Tale' in Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales

In five pages the Pardoner and his characteristics are examined. There are no other sources listed....

Analysis of 'The Wife of Bath's Tale' by Geoffrey Chaucer and 'Tenth Tale' by Giovanni Boccaccio

Virginity is fine but wives are not condemned; the Apostle said that my husband would be my debtor, and I have power over his body...

Society and Marriage According to Various Literary Interpretations

In 5 pages this paper contrasts and compares the marriage perspectives of Mary Astell and Margery Kempe and discusses how society ...

Analysis of Griselda

In fifteen pages this research paper provides an analysis of Griselda as featured in the Clerk's tale in The Canterbury Tales by G...

Rembrandt, Voltaire, and Milton 'Teaching Tales'

concerned with the senses, with the particular look, feel and shape of things, both divine and mundane (Cole 155)....

Tom Outlander and the Cave Dwellers

In 10 pages this paper examines the Tom Outlander tale's themes and cave dwellers in an analysis of The Professor's House by Willa...

The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy

In five pages this adventure tale from the 19th century is reviewed in terms of the plot serving as a basis for much contemporary ...

Roles of Women in Geoffrey Chaucer's 'The Miller's Tale' and 'The Wife of Bath's Tale'

This paper contrasts and compares the women's roles in these two stories featured in The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer in 5...

Greed in Henrik Ibsen's 'Hedda Gabler,' Voltaire's 'Candide' and Geoffrey Chaucer's 'The Canterbury Tales'

male dominance. Heddas immoral, destructive character is a direct product of the oppressiveness of a patriarchal society. As a m...

'The Monk's Tale' by Geoffrey Chaucer and Religious Hypocrisy

In six pages this paper examines the religious hypocrisy represented in the Monk's personality in this Canterbury Tales' story. S...

Dante's Characterization in 'Inferno'

In six pages the reasons why Dante elected to utilize himself as protagonist in 'Divine Comedy' are analyzed in a consideration of...

Evil in The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer

In a paper consisting of twelve pages the presence of evil particularly in terms of the anti Semitism of 'The Pardoner's Tale' and...

An Analysis of The Merchant's Tale in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

This essay presents in in depth analysis of The Merchant's Tale. The author presents a synopsis of the story, the theme of sarcas...

The Role of Women in The Knight's Tale of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

This paper presents a critical analysis of womens' roles as seen in The Knight's Tale of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. The author a...

A Comparison of The Physician's and Clerk's Tales in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

This research paper analyzes two portions of Chaucer's famous work, The Canterbury Tales. The author puts forth the proposition t...