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- authors of the Victorian era in English literature. to his particular fascination with medieval literature. In his poetry, Rossetti ...11 KB (1,622 words) - 22:13, 25 January 2024
- position in the history of Arthurian literature is a unique one; he did ... work among those interested in medieval literature, both for its comprehensive ...10 KB (1,589 words) - 21:21, 30 April 2023
- of the most commented works in Christian literature. All the major medieval ... the standard textbook of theology at the medieval universities from the 1220s ...10 KB (1,536 words) - 01:35, 24 November 2022
- Rabbinic literature, in the broadest sense, can mean the entire spectrum ... This article discusses rabbinic literature in both senses. It begins ...11 KB (1,477 words) - 16:16, 7 December 2022
- the performance of late French Medieval music for the enjoyment ... * Hoppin, Richard H. Medieval Music. New York: W.W. Norton & Co ...5 KB (748 words) - 03:56, 24 November 2022
- of the villanelle originated with the medieval troubadours, but in fact ... Category:Art, music, literature, sports and leisure Category: literature ...7 KB (1,084 words) - 20:22, 3 May 2023
- Norwegian literature is literature composed in Norway or by Norwegian ... a dark age in the nation's literature, though Norwegian-born ...19 KB (2,883 words) - 06:39, 16 November 2022
- Barbara Tuchman from her studies of medieval literature. However, not all ... Its History and Meaning in Medieval Literature" in Journal of ...17 KB (2,718 words) - 06:12, 11 January 2024
- In medieval Europe, art played a very important role in educating ... one's death was well known in Medieval literature through death-bed ...9 KB (1,473 words) - 03:59, 15 August 2023
- of the genre of encyclopedic speculum literature, in this case concentrating ... Wilson and Joyce Lancaster Wilson, A Medieval Mirror, Speculum Humanae ...10 KB (1,439 words) - 19:13, 7 February 2023
- poets of fifteenth-century European literature. Villon freely integrated ... Des Loges and other names, though in literature Villon is the sole term ...11 KB (1,757 words) - 04:59, 9 April 2024
- philosophy, language, customs, arts, literature, myths, superstitions, ... history which fused images and concepts, literature and history, and religion ...10 KB (1,498 words) - 06:44, 5 April 2024
- It was not merely polyphony that offended the medieval ears, but the ... * van der Werf, Hendrick. Early Western polyphony, Companion to Medieval ...7 KB (1,087 words) - 08:47, 24 November 2022
- Egypt, in which almost 200,000 Jewish medieval manuscripts were discovered ... and analyzing the treasure trove of medieval documents that lay there ...14 KB (2,072 words) - 18:19, 25 November 2023
- considered one of the great classics of medieval Japanese literature and ... stories, which harkens back to earlier Heian literature. ...10 KB (1,591 words) - 17:35, 30 April 2023
- Jewish community world-wide in the early medieval era. The Geonim played a ... visit the Jewish academies in Babylon. A literature of questions and answers ...8 KB (1,324 words) - 06:54, 18 April 2024
- in the Septuagint. However, these medieval versions come more from ... incorporated with the widely-read medieval Gospel of Nicodemus—texts ...14 KB (2,171 words) - 13:30, 24 January 2023
- the New Trends in Contemporary Russian Literature (1892). Both writers promoted ... became a major movement in Russian literature. In order to represent ...12 KB (1,846 words) - 15:49, 1 June 2023
- from this era than from the preceding Medieval era, and probably a rich ... had been the case since the Ars Nova (see Medieval music), there could be either ...15 KB (2,190 words) - 04:00, 8 December 2022
- writers of any genre to have emerged out of medieval England. With respect to literature, Bede is known primarily for two reasons ...12 KB (1,884 words) - 10:20, 26 September 2023
- him a place of distinction in the Latin literature of the Middle Ages. ... a place of distinction in the Latin literature of the Middle Ages; one ...11 KB (1,642 words) - 04:25, 17 June 2023
- taught by the academics (or schoolmen) of medieval universities circa 1100 ... which continued until the end of the medieval period. A philosopher or ...14 KB (1,990 words) - 17:20, 25 January 2023
- Medieval natural philosophy in Europe can be divided into two periods ... subject in the arts faculties of the medieval universities, distinct from ...13 KB (1,838 words) - 22:42, 28 March 2023
- morality plays were common throughout medieval Europe as didactic plays ... started to deal with secular topics, as medieval theater started to make ...15 KB (2,390 words) - 21:20, 9 November 2022
- who were generally emblematic of Medieval virtues like chivalry, piety ... The poem is considered a point of departure in medieval literature; ...15 KB (2,382 words) - 05:18, 17 November 2023
- what would be a revolution in English literature. Spenser, like Shakespeare ... by Spenser as a rejuvenation of the medieval code of chivalry and morality ...12 KB (1,990 words) - 18:15, 12 February 2024
- The allegory is one of the most popular narrative forms in literature ... and so the use of allegories in Medieval literature and Medieval art was ...16 KB (2,444 words) - 18:26, 21 July 2023
- Unlike many other medieval chronicles written by European monks, the ... category:literature Category:Art, music, literature, sports and leisure ...11 KB (1,577 words) - 03:56, 27 February 2023
- of the most important movements in all of medieval poetry, the Dolce Stil Novo ... turning points in the breakdown of Medieval culture and the rise of ...14 KB (2,323 words) - 08:01, 8 January 2024
- was mainly preserved in the realm of literature in works by as Novalis ... [[Image:Ptolemaicsystem-small.png|thumb|240px|The Ancient and Medieval ...11 KB (1,612 words) - 17:28, 9 November 2022
- power to do anything God willed. To the medieval concept of "essence ... to one of the most famous thinkers of the medieval era. ...15 KB (2,194 words) - 04:59, 3 August 2022
- the earliest formally developed plays in medieval Europe. Medieval mystery ... (ed.), [http://www.theatrehistory.com/medieval/mysteries001.html Medieval ...17 KB (2,612 words) - 02:40, 11 March 2023
- K. Ayyappapanicker and S. Akademi, 1997, Medieval Indian Literature, an Anthology ... until this day. No other Marathi poet, medieval or modern, has been so universally ...13 KB (2,044 words) - 18:41, 2 May 2023
- they were particularly fascinated by Medieval culture, believing it to ... together with essays on art and literature by associates of the Brotherhood ...16 KB (2,149 words) - 00:32, 12 April 2023
- and Spain); romanticism of an ancient Medieval past; melodrama; and parody ... a disparaging term applied to a style of medieval architecture (Gothic architecture ...19 KB (2,806 words) - 12:13, 24 January 2023
- of the most important poets in Icelandic literature. He is known today as the ... much of the traditions of Icelandic culture and literature. ...13 KB (2,143 words) - 05:13, 13 October 2022
- Introduction, Isagoge, became a standard medieval textbook and a foundation ... as Isagoge, and became a standard medieval textbook of philosophy that ...10 KB (1,415 words) - 05:40, 30 November 2022
- name, in the style of much late-medieval literature. Although the evidence ... of the false confession tradition in medieval literature (represented elsewhere ...19 KB (3,143 words) - 11:09, 10 May 2023
- The phoenix became a symbol of Christianity in early literature, either ... However, the image is still used in literature, perhaps because of all ...14 KB (2,311 words) - 14:23, 19 March 2024
- proponent of naturalism in Japanese literature. He was lauded by literary ... Shūkotsu), Tōson became interested in literature. He joined a literary group ...11 KB (1,652 words) - 00:42, 3 May 2023
- commentaries introduced Aristotle to the medieval Christian scholastics, and ... Aristotelian aesthetics hold that poetry and literature are an imitation ...18 KB (2,450 words) - 06:29, 12 August 2023
- for his translations of Jewish rabbinic literature from Arabic to Hebrew, ... an education in Hebrew, Jewish rabbinic literature, medicine, Arabic and the ...21 KB (3,070 words) - 03:04, 23 December 2022
- == Forms of midrashic literature == Both halakhic and aggadic midrashim ... halakhic discourse in classical rabbinic literature. Aggadic exegesis involves ...16 KB (2,400 words) - 17:34, 9 November 2022
- Russian literature refers to the literature of Russia or its émigrés ... From around the 1830s, Russian literature underwent an astounding ...22 KB (3,102 words) - 02:35, 31 March 2023
- Kipchak were also applied to this state in medieval documents. ... became one of the largest cities of the medieval world, with a population ...11 KB (1,663 words) - 18:55, 30 August 2021
- part, lazuli, is the genitive form of the medieval Latin lazulum, which came ... Many of the blues used in painting, from medieval illuminated manuscripts ...11 KB (1,631 words) - 22:35, 22 October 2022
- veritable movement in the history of medieval literature, in addition to being ... rich tapestry that is the history of medieval literature. ...21 KB (3,432 words) - 18:25, 2 May 2023
- Homa also had a special place in Persian literature as guardians of light. ... divine and human qualities. In English literature, the griffin became seen ...10 KB (1,536 words) - 19:20, 31 January 2023
- the history of mankind according to medieval Christian doctrine. ... the history of mankind according to medieval Christian doctrine. ...17 KB (2,636 words) - 23:47, 12 February 2022
- scribes of Late Antiquity, the entire literature of Greece and Rome would ... fragments survive on papyrus. Most medieval manuscripts, illuminated ...21 KB (3,215 words) - 21:22, 25 February 2018
- supernatural being, based on the fae of medieval Western European (Old French ... Fairies appeared in medieval romances as one of the beings that a ...19 KB (2,984 words) - 00:29, 25 March 2024
- character of Vulgar Latin (Late Latin) literature. Later historians expanded ... developments of Classical ideals, literature, and art. Petrarch wrote ...17 KB (2,782 words) - 22:19, 25 January 2024
- necessity. Rinzai also emphasizes koan literature and intellectual knowledge ... Because the medieval aristocracy was also a warrior class, it became ...8 KB (1,186 words) - 01:40, 15 December 2022
- Cædmon is one of twelve Anglo-Saxon poets identified in medieval ... on Old English and some other medieval literature" Anglo-Saxon ...20 KB (2,950 words) - 10:15, 25 November 2023
- Literature in Sanskrit, the classical language of India, represents ... * Early Medieval literature * List of Sanskrit poets ==Notes== ...19 KB (2,849 words) - 03:17, 23 December 2022
- semiotics in fiction, biblical analysis, medieval studies and literary theory ... University of Turin in order to take up medieval philosophy and literature ...23 KB (3,384 words) - 01:32, 3 May 2023
- [[Image:Harpyie.JPG|thumb|right|400px|A medieval depiction of a Harpy ... in art works than in mythological literature, and while they may occasionally ...9 KB (1,453 words) - 22:03, 14 December 2022
- not only the father of English literature, but also, often of the ... in 1373, Chaucer came into contact with medieval Italian poetry, the forms ...20 KB (3,137 words) - 06:52, 18 April 2024
- a substantial impact on Western art and literature since it first appeared ... also had a great influence on later medieval literature, and inspired parts ...29 KB (4,638 words) - 17:43, 2 May 2023
- lay or simply a lay, is a form of medieval French and English romance ... – hallmarks of the emerging literature of the times. Five different ...12 KB (1,973 words) - 04:15, 6 November 2022
- Apocalyptic literature is a genre of prophetical writing that developed ... The apocalyptic literature of Judaism and Christianity embraces a ...16 KB (2,523 words) - 06:03, 11 August 2023
- as a prelude to the main melee event at medieval tournaments. The first recorded ... Famed in medieval romances, the sport maintained its status as a popular ...13 KB (2,087 words) - 01:59, 8 September 2022
- calypso descends from the music of the medieval French troubadours. ... Category:Art, music, literature, sports and leisure 125959102 ...5 KB (727 words) - 18:39, 25 November 2023
- poets in the history of Japanese literature. In his own times, Basho ... overloaded with allusions to classical literature and contemporary gossip ...13 KB (2,055 words) - 16:53, 7 November 2022
- within numerous modern works of art, film, and literature. ... ===Moloch in medieval texts=== Like some other gods and demons found ...20 KB (3,200 words) - 21:06, 21 December 2022
- Chaucer is generally considered not only the father of English literature ... On an April day, a group of medieval pilgrims set out on a pilgrimage ...31 KB (5,016 words) - 15:32, 30 April 2023
- it was one of the four that were shown in medieval art almost to the exclusion ... The Laborers in the Vineyard also appears in Early Medieval works ...15 KB (2,442 words) - 07:38, 18 November 2022
- Lucan's place in the history of Latin literature is somewhat ... would find more recognition among the medieval and Romantic poets of Europe ...9 KB (1,450 words) - 04:18, 4 November 2022
- when it originated, its themes reflect a Medieval culture of princes and Medieval ... category:Art, music, literature, sports and leisure category:Literature ...12 KB (1,844 words) - 00:39, 8 December 2022
- ethnological ecumenism, however, to the medieval Jews, who he regarded as ... The Khazars in Russian Nationalist Literature," The World of the ...10 KB (1,514 words) - 22:04, 25 October 2022
- against the religious authoritarianism of Medieval Catholicism, it emphasized ... humanists held positions as teachers of literature and grammar or as government ...16 KB (2,260 words) - 19:10, 19 August 2023
- Victorian literature is the body of poetry, fiction, essays, and letters ... classical literature but also the medieval literature of England. The Victorians ...18 KB (2,842 words) - 20:10, 3 May 2023
- visual arts, decorative arts, and literature that is predominant of ... In literature, some of Shakespeare's most powerful plays were ...11 KB (1,631 words) - 08:05, 18 March 2024
- time) clichéd metaphors borrowed from medieval and classical sources. Instead ... These poems revealed his faith in the medieval order of things, which had ...11 KB (1,757 words) - 06:32, 8 April 2024
- Information about Joachim and Anne is derived from apocryphal literature ... was that Anne married once. In late medieval times, legend held that ...16 KB (2,499 words) - 20:47, 17 April 2023
- was able to find its way into the literature of early modern Europe. ... cited it as his favorite work of literature, and helped to re-introduce ...15 KB (2,361 words) - 20:33, 3 May 2023
- He avoided the traditional assumption of medieval exegesis, that certain texts ... astrology a significant role in medieval thought. Ibn Ezra believed ...14 KB (2,169 words) - 06:29, 14 June 2023
- === Literature === *In 1939, Dr. Seuss wrote a short illustrated novel ... *French, K. L. "The legend of Lady Godiva," Journal of Medieval ...16 KB (2,352 words) - 05:33, 4 March 2023
- literary tradition of Arthurian romance. Medieval Arthurian writing reached ... A notable stylistic aspect of medieval Arthurian literature is that ...21 KB (3,215 words) - 11:02, 16 August 2023
- The basilisk has appeared in literature for centuries. Geoffrey Chaucer ... *Hassig, Debra. The Mark of the Beast: The Medieval Bestiary in Art ...12 KB (1,904 words) - 11:07, 20 September 2023
- and easily the most important work of literature written in that language ... of Old English literature—and medieval literature in general. ...26 KB (4,193 words) - 10:54, 28 September 2023
- of German Romanticism. His study of literature, Greek antiquity, art and ... art and the history of ancient literature. He became especially interested ...14 KB (2,106 words) - 07:21, 5 October 2022
- Lyric in European literature of the medieval or Renaissance period ... coffee-house or French salon, where literature was discussed, was not ...22 KB (3,069 words) - 23:36, 26 July 2021
- Nemanyid; German: Nemanjiden) was a medieval Serbian ruling dynasty which ... Muslims were demonized in much Serbian literature. The Serbian Church set ...13 KB (1,968 words) - 18:44, 7 February 2024
- – 1430) was a writer and analyst of the Medieval era, who strongly challenged ... that she had been identified in previous literature. Her choice of media as ...13 KB (2,108 words) - 21:12, 10 December 2023
- the event to be an expression of the medieval "Cult of the Innocents ... of social explosions, through which medieval men and women--and children ...16 KB (2,418 words) - 15:33, 10 December 2023
- buried in 79 C.E.), all the texts (Greek literature) are scrolls; in the Nag ... of a proper title was developed, during medieval times. ...13 KB (1,930 words) - 22:22, 7 January 2024
- The image of women during medieval times was limited. They were usually ... This work both fascinated and disturbed medieval commentators. ...14 KB (2,145 words) - 22:37, 12 February 2022
- with Jesus Christ. In earliest Grail literature, it was described as the ... table in different stages of a meal. Late medieval writers spoke of the sangréal ...17 KB (2,819 words) - 16:11, 25 January 2023
- The spiritual crisis of medieval Japan (twelfth-fourteenth centuries ... hijiri. He found himself too attached to literature, to music, and to an ideal ...15 KB (2,445 words) - 02:34, 5 October 2022
- the "prince of demons." In medieval times, Beelzebub was seen ... == Apocryphal literature == In the Testament of Solomon, chapter 6 ...11 KB (1,702 words) - 10:24, 26 September 2023
- elements that made up the population of medieval Spain. ... All the later medieval history-writing of Spain was based on Isidore’s ...18 KB (2,717 words) - 06:05, 8 March 2024
- an anonymous masterpiece of East Slavic literature written in the Old East ... authentic poem, preserved in six medieval copies and created in the ...10 KB (1,577 words) - 17:34, 30 April 2023
- such as the Acts of Pilate, given the medieval title Gospel of Nicodemus ... ==Other medieval texts== Medieval interest in Joseph centered around ...19 KB (3,085 words) - 02:14, 11 August 2022
- borders on the top and bottom show medieval fables and the Tapestry ... In common with other embroidered hangings of the early medieval period ...17 KB (2,716 words) - 03:10, 26 September 2023
- and ghosts are a major theme in literature from those eras. ... Guardian angels appear in literary works throughout the medieval and ...17 KB (2,627 words) - 21:55, 28 October 2020
- === Medieval necromancy === In the middle ages, the literate members ... with other stories in similar cultural literature (Kieckhefer, 43). The ceremony ...13 KB (1,977 words) - 16:08, 11 November 2022
- In classical Rabbinical literature, there are divergent opinions of ... early church but rather a part of Jewish literature. The question is whether ...11 KB (1,772 words) - 11:37, 5 February 2022
- of the three canonical poets of Latin literature. Ovid is generally considered ... the epic legends of the Greek and Latin literature he had assimilated in his ...14 KB (2,130 words) - 06:01, 18 November 2022
- Ashkenazim, are Jews descended from the medieval Jewish communities of the ... the tenth and nineteenth centuries. From medieval times until the mid-twentieth ...20 KB (2,890 words) - 04:05, 18 August 2023
