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Medieval Cultural Influence of The Apocalypse of St. John and Illuminated Glory

survive from this "last and most extraordinary expansion of the medieval Apocalypse cycles" (Lewis, 1995, p. 1). Illustrated Gothi...

Life of Empress Wu

the cosmos and it was thought that human life also required such a balance.6 There was no strong indication in Chinese society, as...

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and the Green Girdle's Importance

Sir Gawain. He takes refuge at the country estate of Lord Bercilak, who is away on a hunting trip. However, in his absence, Lady...

Dante the Sociologist.

the founders of modern sociology; his interests were wide ranging, including the sociology of politics and the sociology of religi...

Medieval Guilds

power to impoverish a kingdom, this was a powerful deterrent. There were also craft guilds, whose members all practiced the same...

Hebrew, Greek and Roman Values in Ancient and Medieval Literary Works

of specific interest, and which concern morality in the context of war, are those that argue for and against putting the Mitylene ...

The Influence of Medieval Christianity on Art of the Time

version is richly colored; Mary here wears a bright red robe as does a man who might be Joseph, who is in the background (Adoratio...

Northrup on History

This 4 page paper discusses David Northrup’s idea that history should be considered as comprising two periods, before and after ...

Chivalry

for both of these elements are indicative of the distinction between ordinary love and that which extols virtue, honor and courage...

The Epic “Beowulf”

present Beowulf as a young hero, who is called upon by his fathers old friend King Hrothgar of Geatland, to defend his subjects ag...

Allegory and Exemplum in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

are knit by Chaucer into a complex tapestry in this allegorical tale, illustrating the instability of lifes joys, but also the sam...

Construction of Njal's Saga

sections of the saga. For example, an analysis of the section detailing Thangbrands mission and the passages that deal with jurid...

Religion in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales

of cheating going on. There are people who lie to get what they want, people who have sex outside of their marriage, and ultimatel...

Anselm’s Ontological Arguments

by humanity, without turning to any other body of factual information or knowledge. In other words, it is possible for people to c...

Medieval Times: The West and Islam

examination of this there is a letter written by Leo III to Umar II which states the following: "In brief you admit that we say th...

Medieval Christianity: Music and Sculptures

liturgy provided innumerable texts, all set to music in the style we call Gregorian chant. The church served as an important patro...

Women in the Church: A Historical Overview

embraced by the church. Although it is true that some denominations do not allow women to run things, many denominations such as t...

Symbolism in "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight"

/ Arrayed of the Round Table rightful brothers ... / the feast was in force full fifteen days" (37-39, 44). They are celebrating t...

Parzival/Honor in the Middle Ages

honorable combat and murders Ither by throwing a javelin into Ithers eye (Ash). A true knight would never have indulged in such a ...

Dichotomy between Text and Illustrations in Medieval Islamic Works

dawn, but the illustration shows full daylight. The warriors are all archers; no one is carrying a mace. There is one banner shown...

Chaucer/Merchant's & Franklin's Tales

French fabliaux, which provide the source material on which many of the tales are based. Essentially, Chaucer use of gardens sugge...

Medieval Sculpture

were a period of tremendous changes in western Europe, particularly in population, demography, economics, politics, and military s...

Medieval Literature/Marie de France & Chaucer

appears to be that this text afforded him a superb creative pallet, not simply for creating memorable characters, but also for pr...

Master of the Rohan Hours

("Master"). It is also believed by scholars that the extensive biblical cycle contained in the Rohan Hours is based on the Bible m...

Magic in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

it seems, and along with these stories there is always Gawain, illustrating a foundation of magic in the times, and in the stories...

Medieval Law and Literature

the names of these people), wrote the following: In the reign of the most clement king of the Kentish-men, Wihtr?d, in the fifth ...

Medieval Law and Literature in ‘Beowulf’

so important because it represents at the beginning the significance of having a male heir to carry on ancestral traditions. The ...

The Christian Influence in Medieval Literature

made of its mortality" (Dante 539). For Dante, then, "the way to God is found in human life. This was Abelards message. It was the...

Development of Literature: Medieval to Victorian

to arise in the world of literature, and poems that were fictional, rather than based on actual events (Medieval Life.net). ...

Japanese Literature: "Essays in Idleness" and "An Account of My Hut"

dwelling places are like that, always changing (Chomei). The water imagery calls Walden Pond to mind; it also is strongly remin...