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'Tis a Pity She's a Whore' by John Ford and the Madness of Giovanni

In seven pages this seventeenth century work is examined in an analysis of Giovanni's mental disintegration. There are no other s...

Sociopolitical Analysis of Tartuffe by Moliere

In six pages this paper presents a sociopolitical analysis of Moliere's seventeenth century play. Two sources are cited in the bi...

US Lutheran Church and its History

Church (Royce 05B). The history of the conventional Lutheran Church date back to the sixteenth century when Protestant reformer M...

God and Nature According to Baruch Spinoza

In seven pages this paper examines the perspectives of this seventeenth century philosopher in terms of man's natural existence an...

Development by Eras

Child development theories did not really come to fore until the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In fact, the word ‘childhood’...

Gender in Beowulf

readers know that despite her monstrousness, Grendels mother is considered to be human (Porter). When Grendel enters the mead-ha...

High Middle Ages through the Seventeenth Century and the 'Holy Church of Rome'

In five pages this paper chronicles how the Christian Church evolved during this time period and the attitudes that were developed...

Protestantism of the Seventeenth Century and John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress

down. This was a time when the divine right of kings was undisputed, yet here was a group of individuals openly defying their mona...

An Overview of the Epic Poem Beowulf

The writer of this paper first gives an overview of the poem Beowulf, which was written in Old English, and then relates it to con...

The Way in Which Sundiata and Beowulf Present Heroism

The writer compares and contrasts the Old English poem Beowulf with Sundiata, which is an African epic. The writer argues that whi...

Comparing and Contrasting Achilles and Beowulf

The writer compares and contrasts Achilles, a hero from Greek mythology, with Beowulf, the hero of the Old English epic poem. The ...

Changes in the Economy of Japan from the Seventeenth Century Until the Modern Era

In five pages this research paper discusses economic structural changes begun in the Tokugawa Period upon which modernity was ceme...

Seventeenth Century Comedy

Moliere and Restoration theatre are two of the main examples of comedy in the 17th century. This paper examines what purpose comed...

Europe During the Seventeenth Century, Faith and Religion

believe, truly was the Age of Reason in that it caused the people to consider their existence more carefully and in a spiritual fr...

Canadian History During the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries

In nine pages this paper discusses how European colonists influenced the Canadians of North America during this time period. Seve...

Rise and Development of Japan Since the Seventeenth Century

was a resurgence in both economic and political strength. As the twenty-first century loomed, Japan had new and stifling issues t...

The Heroism of Beowulf

turbulent in respect to British history ("Angelcynn" PG). It was a time when England was first created, and the time of King Arth...

Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Art by Julius S. Held and Donald Posner Outline

in his career, Bernini occupied himself with church architecture late in life, designing three churches -- "one a Greek cross, one...

China's Seventeenth to Twentieth Century Qing Dynasty

ordered men and to where the Manchu clothing rather than the clothing style, during the Ming Dynasty (Minnesota State University)....

Ornamental Arts, Fame and Fate in Beowulf

comes to the aid of Hrothgar: "Thou Hrothgar, hail! Hygelacs I, kinsman and follower. Fame a plenty have I gained in youth! These...

John Donne's Seventeenth Century Love Poetry

in thine eye, thine in mine appears, And true plain hearts do in the faces rest ;...

Lines 2860-2879 of Beowulf

lays dead. No individual has truly come to help him save for one youth, Wiglaf. In these particular lines we note the following: "...

A Discussion of Christian Elements in the Epic Poem Beowulf, and in the Character of Beowulf Himself

the first great epic poems of English history is thought to have been written around the time of the first half of the 8th century...

English Law Medical Case Study

to Mrs Jarvis was adequate, this was a treatment to alleviate her condition, but it was also wring, if she were pregnant she was o...

France and England During the 16th and Seventeenth Centuries

of other lands and consequently the subjugation or at least the exploitation of the indigenous peoples in Africa, Asia and the Ame...

Christian Dogma in Beowulf

one true God. As this suggests, biblical allusions are plentiful in the Old English epic, particularly in regards to the Old Test...

van Ruisdael and El Greco's Seventeenth Century Landscapes

In a paper of 5 pages, how the spiritual and as well as physical homes are reflected in van Ruisdael's Wheatfield and El Greco's T...

The Use of Allegory and Symbolism in the Epic Poem Beowulf

Goldsmith, who sees Beowulf as being addressed to the "powerful" and designed to "warn them of the dangers attendant upon power" (...

Rap and the Rap Culture

The writer discusses the connection between the Old English epic poem Beowulf and today's rap culture. The writer argues that alth...

Overview of the Seventeenth Century Iroquois Fur Trade Wars

In six pages this paper examines the fur trade from an historical perspective in this overview of the Iroquois fur trade wars. Fo...