Medieval literature

Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) was an Italian poet and politician most famous for his Divine Comedy (c. 1319) where he descends through Hell, climbs Purgatory, and arrives at the illumination of Paradise...

I can’t wait for BEOWULF to come out. Here’s the trailer and the website. I am excited to see this because 1) the screenplay is by Neil Gaiman (yeah, I’m mentioning him again in m…

Medieval literature is by far the least popular aspect of English Literature degrees worldwide. Usually studied only when mandatory, it is hard for lecturers (in this author’s experience) to drum up much interest from students expecting to spend their degree reading Shakespeare and Wordsworth. Medieval literature is hard work: its…

The English language has been subject to change for thousands of years. Major events such as the Battle of Hastings, the invention of the printing press, and the standardization of spelling have drastically changed the way we speak. Understanding these changes, English continues to grow and change, adapting to the needs of the modern world and the future.

What is the difference between Common Noun and Collective Noun? Common Noun refer to people, places or things. Collective Nouns refer to a group of things.

A new book by scholar Mary Wellesley spotlights the anonymous artisans behind Europe's richly illuminated volumes

Christine de Pisan 1364-1430 One of the earliest feminists, Christine de Pisan was a prolific and versatile French poet and author whose diverse writings include numerous poems of courtly love, a biography of Charles V of France, and several works championing women.

Bringing medieval literature into the digital age || William Langland likely wouldn't know what to make of the latest way people are reading his poetry. In part, that's because Langland died in 1386. But it's also because his most famous work, Piers Plowman, is the subject of an expansive digital humanities project – allowing scholars to work with multiple versions of the poem using modern tools. https://phys.org/news/2019-01-medieval-literature-digital-age.html

Get current information about Frederick Burton along with movies, reviews, images and videos. Take a look! Sir Frederick William Burton (April 8, 1816 â€" March 16, 1900) was an Irish painter born in Corofin, Co Clare. Educated in Dublin, he was elected an associate of the Royal Missionary pioneering in Congo forests: A narrative of the labours of William F.P. Burton and his companions in the nativevillages of Luba-Land by William Frederick Padwick Burton SIR FREDERICK WILLIAM BURTON…