Essays and Research Papers on Medieval Literature

This is a 9 page paper that provides an overview of chivalry in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. The argument is made for a humanistic examination of chivalry's ambiguities. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 7 page paper which examines Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales the Knight’s Tale and the Friar’s Tale. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This is a 5 page paper that provides an overview of Beowulf. The differences between Heaney and Raffel's translations are emphasized. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of Beowulf. The idea that Beowulf is a form of myth is defended. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of perspective in Beowulf. The paper explores how the theme is changed as a result of changing the main character to Wiglaf. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 5 page paper examines this historic work and its interpretation of societal evolution. Juvenal places the blame for Rome's moral deterioration on the hands of those that have infiltrated elite Roman society. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This is a 4 page paper that provides an overview of the Wife of Bath in the Canterbury Tales. Her characterization is viewed through a feminist lens. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This is a 5 page paper that provides an overview of The Golden Ass. The presentation of Roman society in the novel is explored. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of the Canterbury Tales. The figure of Chaucer's merchant is analyzed for archetypal analogues. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This is a 4 page paper that provides an overview of the Epic of Gilgamesh. Themes and symbols are analyzed towards examining what immortality means in the context of the story. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of the cultural values in The Iliad. The importance of war as beautiful and honorable is emphasized. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This is a 5 page paper that provides an overview of Odysseus and heroism. Odysseus is represented as an example of both classical and modern heroism. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page essay compares addresses how Gilgamesh and Achilles are portrayed in their respective epics, 'The Epic of Gilgamesh" and Homer's "Iliad," and the writer argues that over the course of these poems, both characters mature and learn to embody the values of their culture. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 4 page essay cites and discusses 4 quotes from "Oedipus the King" by Sophocles. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 6 page essay pertains the flood narratives in the "Epic of Gilgamesh" and the Book of Genesis. The writer compares the two narratives and argues that the principal differences is the way in which the 2 versions of the flood story conceptualize the Divine. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page paper compares the work of early women writers (1500s-1600s) and argues that they make their points by turning men’s arguments around. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page paper explores the way in which Homer weaves the theme of death throughout his work The Iliad. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of Celtic literature. It is a fictional narrative in the style of Beowulf that makes use of alliteration, kennings, and other classical techniques, clearly labeled. Bibliography lists 0 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the way director Franco Zeffirelli explores the Oedipal theme in his version of Hamlet. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

In a paper of five pages, the author writes how Oedipus was a victim of fate and how he helped it along with pride. The author of this paper gives examples of how Oedipus was forced by his fate and how his pride led to poor decision making. There are two sources cited in this ...