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Essays 271 - 290

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

The Gothic Cathedral, Principal Characteristics

This research paper describes the fundamental features of gothic cathedrals as well as the cultural meaning that these buildings h...

Prochoice v. Prolife

Abortion is a hotly contested controversy in the United States. There is a very long history of abortion. Ancient and medieval civ...

Middle Ages

Ages were a time of intense emotion. Every event brought intense feelings and the people expressed those feelings as a child might...

Comparing Religions in Fundamental and Historical Ways

further, a historical religion while Hinduism cannot be traced to one particular person or era (1998). Further, while Islam is dep...

Art and Reality

presentation of the unrealistic but then it became more realistic in its portrayal of real animals, rather than mythical. And, the...

Medievalism Presented as Fantasy, Game of Thrones

This research paper/essay analyzes "Games of Thrones," the HBO series, in regards to its depiction of medievalism. The writer argu...

Tale of the Heike, An Overview

This essay pertains to the "Tale of the Heike," which is a warrior tale from medieval Japanese literature. This narrative recounts...

Analysis of Beowulf

monstrous creature Grendel, Grendels mother, and the dragon - it considers the impact of social obligations (loyalty to God and co...

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...

Christian Art n the Middle Ages

most trusted advisers and he penned the Opus Caroli, which stated the position of the Carolingian court on the issue of whether or...

Muslims Christians and Jews at Al Andalus

The Iberian Peninsula, that region of the world we now call Spain and Portugal, fell under Islamic rule in 711 AD. While Islamic ...

Impact of the Black Plague on Chivalry, Feudalism

died within a span of just 18 months.7 The following examination of literature focuses on how the Black Plague affected feudal soc...

History of Wedding Dresses

weddings resembled pagan festivals and most of then involved the celebration of spring (important planting season for these agricu...

RELIGIOUS BELIEF AND JAPANESE LITERATURE

Century Japan. Much like Genji, Bridge of Dreams has the same lyrical, almost dreamy prose to it. But unlike the men in Genji auth...

Women's Roles Thorough History: Ancient Times Through 1600

children to term, nurse them, and are endowed with a combination of hormones that render them the desirable caretakers. While wom...