Essays on Medieval

The Medieval Ages that descended upon the Europeans following the deconstruction and devolution of the formerly grand institutions of the Roman Empire left a world darkened to the eyes of history. The world lost touch with simple concepts to a modern history student of writing, economy, culture, and government—the mainstay of that which we cannot…

Medieval writers, among them Giovanni Boccacio, Geoffrey Chaucer and Dante Aligheri, are notable for the moral tone of their works. Not surprisingly given that the great educator of their time was the Church. In any event Dante’s “Divine Comedy”, Boccacio’s “Decameron”, and Chaucer’s “Canterbury Tales” are made no less entertaining for their erudition. In fact,…

An increase in expression of popular piety became prevalent at the end of the 11th century during the call for the first crusade by Pope Urban II. Popular piety refers to seeking a closer more personal relationship with God that was based off of emotion and love. This emotive Christianity reflected a shift in the…

Compare the rise of towns in Medieval Europe with towns in America Depending on the time period, the criteria for building and growth of the city could be religious, defensive, or for trade. The fall of the Roman empire, which had unified Europe, led to the Middle Ages. At it’s fall, trades were put to…

The medieval times focuses on groups of people in a wide variety of circumstances, settings and times. Medieval knights were warriors, and whose prime was in the late middle Ages: the twelfth though fourteenth centuries. Dominating the medieval battlefield during these years, they fought from horseback, wore body-covering armor, and used many weapons, most commonly…

The medieval period in Europe is sometimes dubbed the Age of Faith. Religion was central to medieval man, and the most important aspect of religion was devotion to the shrines that commemorated the Christian saints and holy men. People were attracted to the shrines predominantly because of the relics they contained. They undertook pilgrimages to…

Romance (heroic literature) As a literary genre of high culture, romance or chivalric romance is a style of heroic prose and verse narrative that was popular in the aristocratic circles of High Medieval and Early Modern Europe. They were fantastic stories about marvel-filled adventures, often of a knight errant portrayed as having heroic qualities, who goes on a quest. Popular literature also drew on themes of romance, but with ironic, satiric or burlesque intent. Romances reworked legends, fairy tales, and history to suit…

MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE VALUES IN DR. FAUSTUS Christopher Marlowe (baptized February 26, 1564 – May30, 1593) was an English dramatist and poet who was well known for his magnificent blank verse and overreaching protagonists. Marlowe based his play Doctor Faustus on stories about a scholar and magician, Johann Faust, who allegedly sold his soul to…

In discussing Chaucer’s collection of stories called The Canterbury Tales, an interesting picture or illustration of the Medieval Christian Church is presented. At all levels of society, belief in a god or gods was not a matter of choice; it was a matter of fact. Atheism was an alien concept. Living in the middle ages,…

This research paper will reflect the socio-economic standards alive in medieval Europe and the contributing factor they were to the plague (Black Death). The argument of the paper will be that it was due to the squalor of the time period that gave rise to the possibility of the Black Death being as devastating as…