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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...

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 ...

Women and Chaucer's Attitudes in The Canterbury Tales

In three pages this essay considers how Chaucer offered an insightful commentary regarding medieval society's view of women in the...

Film Dramatizations of Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales

In six pages this research paper discusses 2 cinematic interpretations of The Canterbury Tales and argues that how filmmakers fail...

Troilus & Criseyde by Geoffrey Chaucer

In four pages this paper discusses how Chaucer rewrote the pagan interpretation of Troy's fall with the inclusion of Medieval Chri...

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...

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...

Judaizers and Khazars

Wilson (1992), the existence of Judaizers or "those that entice Christian Gentiles to the Judaist religion" was problematic in ear...

Italian Renaissance and Humanism

In five pages the Italian Renaissance is examined in a consideration of how humanism affected Medieval thinking, religion, and soc...

Judaism During the Middle Ages

stereotype) of Jews throughout history reveals that while the Jewish people inhabit all socioeconomic levels, they tend to be succ...

Medieval Civilization and Christianity

In six pages Dante's 'Divine Comedy,' 'Beowulf,' 'Song of Roland,' and Augustine's 'Confessions' are examined in terms of gaining ...

Feudalism of Medieval England

In six pages this research paper discusses English feudalism in a consideration of Medieval war, women's status, and feudal system...

Monasticism of the Middle Ages

In three pages this essay examines St. Benedictine's Monte Cassino in a consideration of Medieval monasteries and the standard thi...

Vows and Medieval French Monks

In six pages this paper examines whether or not the Medieval monks of France honored their vows of silence, obedience, poverty, an...

Story of Daniel and Medieval Liturgical Drama

In ten pages this paper examines Medieval liturgical drama and its religious uses as reflected in the Story of Daniel. Seven sour...

Medieval Peasantry and Nobility

In five pages this paper examines Medieval Europe in a consideration of noble and peasant lives. Five sources are cited in the bi...

Medieval Morality Play Mankind

Mischief to be the "Steward of the Manor" (Line 663), and then the court calls Mankind. New-Gyse, another character, orders Mank...

City in Writing of the Late Medieval Era

In six pages this paper examine 'The Taill of the Uplondis Mous and the Burges Mous' by Robert Henryson, 'To the Merchantis of Edi...

History's Origin According to Ernst Breisach

events surrounding the Peloponessian War, but also the views of other cultures which sometimes conflicted with his own sensibiliti...

Medieval Society and the Church

In seven pages this paper examines the social influence exerted by the Medieval church. Five sources are cited in the bibliograph...

Medieval Women

"bodily integrity" on women are simply not present. Likewise, in regards to formal written statutes that pertain to the possession...

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 ...

Assessing the Value of Literature

This paper addresses various techniques for determining the true value of literature. The author uses Bradbury's, Fahrenheit 451 ...

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....

'The Wife of Bath's Tale' by Geoffrey Chaucer

In a paper consisting of seven pages Medieval society is considered in terms of the consequences regarding to 'what women want' wi...

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...