The book Historia and Tale Doctor Johannes Faustus, published in 1587, describes the history of Doctor Faustus, a man who was born into a Christian family and turned away from his family’s faith. As mentioned before, Dr. Faustus was born into a Christian family but he was given away to be adopted by a rich … More A Hurting Soul
Michel de Montaigne wrote the French, literary piece Essays that was first published in 1533. He is known as the first person to use the form of an essay in writing. In his three volumes there are a total of 107 essays. His essays are not related to each other or connected in his books- … More Montaigne’s ‘Essays’
When Queen Elizabeth I came into reign over England it was unknown as to how she would side religiously. During the reign of her half-brother, Edward VI, she was known as a protestant because he was imposing the Protestant religion over England and during her half-sister Mary I’s Roman Catholic reign Elizabeth was a Catholic. … More The Religious Policy of Elizabeth I
What did you learn about St. Francis Xavier’s missionary work in India from the letter you read in lesson 13? By reading St. Francis Xavier’s letter to the Society of Jesus at Rome, the Jesuits, written in 1543, I understood that St. Francis Xavier was very passionate about his mission work in India. It … More St. Francis Xavier’s Mission Work
I was asked to write about whether Boccaccio’s Decameron and Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales where closer in outlook to the Greek, and Roman literature that I have read than to the Hebrew, Christian, and medieval literature that I have read. My opinion is that the Decameron and the Canterbury Tales are much more similar to … More The Decameron and the Canterbury Tales
The Pardoner’s Tale found in the Canterbury Tales contained a story about three friends who made a vow to kill death. The three men encountered an old man who insisted that he couldn’t die, when the men heard this astonishing fact they immediately wanted to know where they could find death. The friends demanded that … More A Cunning Old Man
“Which do you think was more gripping to read? Boccaccio’s account of the plague or his stories?” That is a hard question for me to answer. Why? It could be that I did not find either of his writings gripping. But I will complete this essay and try to sum up which of Boccaccio’s works … More Boccaccio’s Gripping Stories
“Why did Boccaccio have the first story teller invoke God?” In the first novel of Boccaccio’s Decameron Boccaccio had one of the characters (one of the story tellers) invoke God at the beginning and at the end of the novel. [For clarification purposes invoke means to call for with earnest desire.] With the definition of … More The Illegitimate Story
The Song of Roland and The Little Flowers of St. Francis of Assisi did not give adequate guidance as to how a typical Christian should live. First let’s start with the Song of Roland. It did not give much religious advice or guidance of any kind. This book was more of a heroic war poem, … More Sources of Advice? Not Exactly.
My teacher of the western literature course I am taking asked me write about if “The Little Flowers of St. Francis of Assisi provided the common man with confidence about his own life beyond the grave.” According to my teacher “there was no preaching about how to avoid purgatory for the common man.” So, the … More Expectancy of Life Beyond the Grave
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