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Middle English Literature XIII - XVI cc
S/LI/516. An examination of love in Floire and Blanchefleur
- WORDS:
- 1400
- DATE:
- 2011
- PRICE:
- 19.99 GBP
This paper examines Floire and Blanchefleur, a medieval romantic story. The paper aims to assess whether the story presents a love that is marked paradoxically by incest and similarities between the protagonists. The paper examines the concepts of gender and childhood in reference to the text and analyses extracts to assess the theme of love.
KEYWORDS: Floire and Blanchefleur, medieval, incest, gender, childhood,
S/H/195. Inns, Taverns, and Ale Houses in Chaucer's Time
- WORDS:
- 1150
- DATE:
- 2011
- PRICE:
- 19.99 GBP
The paper looks at the culture of inns, taverns and alehouses in medieval England explaining the difference between them, discussing their status with regard to social class, and analyzing Chaucer’s portrayals of a typical inn and a typical host of a well-to-do inn.
KEYWORDS: Inns, Taverns, Ale Houses, Chaucer, medieval England,
S/LI/497. Causes and consequences of Black Death plague epidemics in medieval England, and their depiction by Chaucer
- WORDS:
- 1800
- DATE:
- 2011
- PRICE:
- 19.99 GBP
The paper looks into the causes and consequences of the bubonic plague epidemics in England in 1348 known as Black Death assessing its social, economic and political impacts on England and Western Europe. The changes in the medieval society brought about by the Black Death are discussed with reference to their depiction in Chaucer’s “Canterbury Tales”.
KEYWORDS: Black Death, bubonic plague, medieval England, Chaucer, Canterbury Tales,
S/LI/491. Greenness in “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight”
- WORDS:
- 2750
- DATE:
- 2011
- PRICE:
- 29.99 GBP
The paper looks at the Middle English alliterative romance “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” by the unknown author explaining the symbolism of colour green and suggesting possible interpretations of its meaning in medieval England reflecting on the ambiguity of greenness.
KEYWORDS: Greenness, colour symbolism, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, colour green, medieval England,
S/LI/490. Inwardness and perception in Chaucer's “Troilus and Criseyde”
- WORDS:
- 3350
- DATE:
- 2011
- PRICE:
- 39.99 GBP
The paper looks at the portrayal of the tension between public and private life in “Troilus and Criseyde” by Chaucer analysing personalities of the protagonists and discussing their behaviour in the context of masculine stereotypes and perceived position of women, particularly widows, in medieval England. Stylistic devices and features of Chaucerian stanza are described.
KEYWORDS: Troilus and Criseyde, Chaucer,
S/LI/489. Dreams are most profound when they seem most crazy. Discuss in relation to Chaucer's dream poems
- WORDS:
- 3400
- DATE:
- 2011
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- 39.99 GBP
The paper looks at Chaucer’s dream poetry in “The Book of the Duchess” drawing parallels between Chaucer and Lewis Carroll and discussing the tradition of visionary dreams in medieval poetry that have a life-altering impact on the characters.
KEYWORDS: Chaucer, dream poetry, The Book of the Duchess, Lewis Carroll,
C/LI/93. Review of Augustine's City of God and spirituality in medieval female mystics
- WORDS:
- 3000
- DATE:
- 2011
- PRICE:
- 39.99 GBP
This review examines an extract from Augustine’s City of God, and focuses on the preface, chapters 1, 7 and 8. The second part of the essay discusses spirituality in medieval female mystics. This section also aims to assess how relevant their teachings are in today’s society.
KEYWORDS: Review, Augustine, City of God, spirituality, medieval, medieval female mystics,
C/LI/85. The role of love in Medieval literature: Sir Orfeo and The Miller's Tale
- WORDS:
- 1500
- DATE:
- 2010
- PRICE:
- 19.99 GBP
This paper examines Sir Orfeo and Chaucer's The Millers Tale, aiming to evaluate the theme of love. The paper aims to examine the traditional characteristics of love in medieval literature. The paper outlines the role of love in Sir Orfeo, contrasting this with how Chaucer manipulates and satirizes love in the Millers Tale. The paper concludes by summarizing the idea of love in Medieval English Literature.
KEYWORDS: Medieval literature, Sir Orfeo, The Miller's Tale, love, satire,
C/LI/84. A comparative analysis of Ann Radcliffe's The Italian and Matthew Gregory Lewis' The Monk's representation of the Roman Catholic Church
- WORDS:
- 2000
- DATE:
- 2010
- PRICE:
- 29.99 GBP
This paper examines the representation of violence and repression in the Roman Catholic church, looking at Ann Radcliffe’s The Italian and Matthew Gregory Lewis’ The Monk. The essay forms a comparative analysis of both medieval novels, aiming to assess how they deal with the dark side of the Catholic church. The paper aims to show present the unfavorable images of the church that they novels present.
KEYWORDS: Violence, repression, roman catholic church, Ann Radcliffe, The Italian, Matthew Gregory Lewis, The Monk, medieval novels!,
C/LI/80. A comparative analysis of linguistics in Deor and the Owl and The Nightingale
- WORDS:
- 2300
- DATE:
- 2010
- PRICE:
- 29.99 GBP
This paper examines the linguistic points of convergence and divergence of the Old English poem ‘Deor’ and the Middle English poem ‘The Owl and the Nightingale. The essay aims to discover the similarities and differences between the two poems. The essay also discusses the way in which old English has influenced middle English.
KEYWORDS: Linguistics, convergence, divergence, old English, middle English, Deor, The Owl and the Nightingale,
C/LI/56. Analysis of Middle English poem “The Owl and the Nightingale”
- WORDS:
- 2000
- DATE:
- 2010
- PRICE:
- 29.99 GBP
The paper analyses the comic Middle English poem ‘The Owl and the Nightingale’ as an example of the intellectual debate of twelfth century England. The dating of the poem, its purpose and linguistic features are examined.
KEYWORDS: Middle English poem, The Owl and the Nightingale, twelfth century England,
S/LI/437. The pleasure of misunderstandings: narrative irony in Homer, Chaucer and Shakespeare
- WORDS:
- 2200
- DATE:
- 2010
- PRICE:
- 29.99 GBP
Using Odyssey, The Wife of Bath's Tale and Hamlet as examples, the type of irony that involves a discrepancy in understanding between character and audience is discussed. The paper cites pity and fear as the reason our superior perspective encourages us to feel pleasure in the work as we watch or read others misunderstand people and situations. Though at the same time we fear the truth of the imitation.
KEYWORDS: Literature, Homer, Chaucer, Shakespeare, Odyssey, Wife of Bath, Hamlet, irony, dramatic irony, tragic irony!,
S/LI/429. How far do we need to bear the teller in mind reading “The Canterbury Tales?”
- WORDS:
- 2050
- DATE:
- 2010
- PRICE:
- 29.99 GBP
The paper examines the literary technique of hiding behind his characters used by Jeffrey Chaucer in his “Canterbury Tales” discussing the relationship between the narration and the narrator, and the reader's ability to determine who is the true teller of Chaucer's tales. The paper argues that Chaucer's narrative style allows broader interpretation of the stories.
KEYWORDS: The Canterbury Tales, Chaucer,
S/LI/425. ‘Diverse folk diversely they seyde.' How much room is left by Chaucer for a difference of response to his narratives?
- WORDS:
- 2100
- DATE:
- 2010
- PRICE:
- 29.99 GBP
The paper examines the narrative style of Chaucer arguing whether he leaves his readers with little choice for interpretation or whether he sets interpretative challenges to his readers. Chaucer's use of irony is analysed as his most prominent stylistic trait.
KEYWORDS: Chaucer, irony, interpretation,
S/H/141. Does the Battle of Maldon give a credible picture of the culture and values of the English aristocracy around the year 1000?
- WORDS:
- 2200
- DATE:
- 2009
- PRICE:
- 29.99 GBP
The paper analyses the poem 'Battle of Maldon' from Anglo-Saxon chronicles describing the character of Byrhtnoth, the leader of Anglo-Saxons against the Vikings, pointing out his mistakes, and arguing whether Byrhtnoth was responsible for the defeat of his army in the Battle of Maldon. Attitudes to personal bravery in aristocratic Anglo-Saxon society are discussed.
KEYWORDS: Anglo-Saxon, Battle of Maldon, Byrhtnoth, Vikings, aristocratic,
S/LI/337. Consider the role and significance of 'narrator in 'Parliament of Fowls'
- WORDS:
- 1800
- DATE:
- 2009
- PRICE:
- 19.99 GBP
The paper analyses Chaucer's 'Parliament of Fowls' arguing whether it was written for a Saint Valentine's day celebration as a light and sentimental entertainment. Suggestions are made about the nature of the poet's first audience, his image as a timid dreamer-narrator, his relationships with Petarch, etc.
KEYWORDS: Chaucer, narrator, Parliament of Fowls,
S/LI/327. Examine Dante's influence on English writers
- WORDS:
- 1700
- DATE:
- 2008
- PRICE:
- 19.99 GBP
The paper examines the influence of Dante Alighieri on Geoffrey Chaucer and John Milton tracing it in the ideology and styles of the English writers. References to Dante's poetry and theoretical treatises are discussed comparing critics' opinions about the degree of these influences found in Chaucer's and Milton's writing.
KEYWORDS: Dante Alighieri, Geoffrey Chaucer, John Milton, English literature,
S/LI/149. Vampires: The Subversion of Gender Roles
- WORDS:
- 3800
- DATE:
- 2006
- PRICE:
- 39.99 GBP
This paper examines the role of the vampire in the evolution of gender roles and perceptions from the 19th to the 20th Century. It highlights the vampire's ability to transverse conventional gender norms, exploring their androgynous nature which necessitates the breakdown of gender demarcation in its appeal to both sexes. The two novels Dracula and Interview with the vampire are examined to explore how the vampire figure was used as a means of expressing that generations fears/perceptions regarding gender.
KEYWORDS: Vampires, Gender, Dracula: Anne Rice: Bram Stoker, Gothic, Male, Female, Androgynous,
S/LI/136. The ostensible purpose of John Bale's King Johan was to promote the Protestant cause in Britain. In your essay describe the way in which Bale does this
- WORDS:
- 2400
- DATE:
- 2003
- PRICE:
- 29.99 GBP
This essay examines the play King Johan, written by John Bale. In his life, Bale was both an extreme Catholic and Protestant, and King Johan is primarily a play about this religious turmoil under the setting of the earlier reign of King Johan from 1199 to 1216. The play serves to promote the Protestant cause in Britain through pro-Protestant and anti-Catholic propaganda. Bale uses a number of techniques to achieve this, including several dramatic innovations, which are examined in this paper.
KEYWORDS: li, ostensible, purpose, john, bale, king, johan, promote, protestant, cause, britain, essay, describe, bale,
S/LI/14. Explore the significance of love in The Book of the Duchess and The Parliament of Fowls.
- WORDS:
- 2500
- DATE:
- 2003
- PRICE:
- 29.99 GBP
This paper discusses the significance of the theme of love as it appears within two of Chaucer's dream poems, 'The Parliament of fowls' and 'The Book of the Duchess'. It argues that Chaucer upholds love but stresses that love should promote the 'common good'. It discusses the conventions of courtly love and how it shown through these poems as more than a physical attraction but rather a natural force. Moreover, it is discussed how both these poems place love as a serious concept which has ramifications on the whole of society. Chaucer's 'Book of Duchess' focuses on love's ennobling power and the 'Parliament of fowls' more with love's power as a governing force in society. Both these constructed standpoints are discussed. A bibliography of secondary sources is included.
KEYWORDS: li, explore, significance, love, book, duchess, parliament, fowls,
S/LI/32.'The basic organisation' is by rank, but with some telling exceptions and some haphazardness: society is not an ordered hierarchy, not least because the people who compose it are reluctant to stay in their places. Discuss.
- WORDS:
- 3300
- DATE:
- 2003
- PRICE:
- 39.99 GBP
This essay examines the overall structure of the first four stories of Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales'. The depictions of the characters and the natures of their individual stories are considered in regards to social paradigms and class hierarchies of the day.
KEYWORDS: li, the, basic, organisation, rank, telling, exceptions, haphazardness, society, hierarchy, people, compose, reluctant, stay, places, discuss,
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