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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...

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...

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 ...

'Beowulf' and King Hrothgar's Character

In three pages this essay analyzes the Medieval epic and argues that the most human character is Hrothgar. There is no bibliograp...

'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...

Concepts of Honor and Virtue in Literary Works 'Henry IV Part I,' 'The Canterbury Tales,' and 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'

In five pages virtue and honor are examined in a comparative analysis of these three classics of Medieval and English literature. ...

Medieval Warfare and Literature

In eight pages this paper discusses the chivalric code of honor and a knight's pursuit of financial gain within the context of the...

A Summary of The Song of Roland (Chanson de Roland)

it is possible that the poet telling "The Song of Roland" was using the character of Charlemagne to represent Christianity as it m...

Medieval Literature and the Portrayals of Kingship

In seven pages this paper discusses how the relationship between warriors and their king is symbolically depicted as that of sons ...

Literary Depiction of the Middle Ages and Nobility

In five pages this paper discusses how Medieval nobility was presented in Inferno by Dante Alighieri. There are 4 sources cited i...

'Abelard and Heloise' Translated by Jean de Meun

In eight pages this paper examines the Jean de Meun translation of this love story from Medieval France. There are 3 other source...

Japanese History in The Pillow Book by Sie Shonagon

In fourteen pages this research paper examines this revealing look at the medieval history of Japan written by an Imperial Court's...

Roots and Styles of Romanesque Art

In eight pages this paper makes reference to Medieval Art by Marilyn Stokstad in a consideration of Romanesque art's roots and var...

Late Medieval Literature and Art and Human Body Rediscovery

his right hand in blessing toward the Virgin, who raises both palms in what is obviously intended to be surprise. The overall ef...

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...

Differences Between British and Naturopathic Diets

one hundred thirty-six grams consumed on a daily basis by each individual. Whether or not the related health concerns pose any wo...

'Great' Pope Gregory the First

In ten pages this paper examines Pope Gregory's letters and their influence upon the spread of Christianity throughout Medieval Eu...

Transitional Figure Petrarch

In nine pages this paper discusses how Petrarch provides the Medieval to Renaissance transition and examines the poet's letters an...

Fielding & Inchbald / Morality

A 5 page paper comparing Elizabeth Inchbald's A Simple Story with Henry Fielding's Joseph Andrews. The paper concludes that the d...

Fictitious Description of the Black Plague

In five pages this paper presents a fictitious portrayal of a dying artisan during the Medieval Black Plague era. Four sources ar...

Artistic vs. Commercial Film

This paper addresses the many differences between artistic and commercial films. The author discusses differences in plots, chara...

Coins of the Medieval Period

This research paper consists of eight pages and examines monetary coinage of the Medieval era in a consideration of its impact and...

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...