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Western Literature 102: A Pilgrim’s Redemption

In this article, we explore Dante Alighieri's masterpiece, The Divine Comedy. We analyze its themes, motifs, and historical context.

Western Literature 102: Love’s Illumination

Comparing and contrasting the poems of two Italian poets who helped shape the concept of courtly love: Guido Guinizelli and Dante Alighieri

Western Literature 102: Oaths and Treachery

Readers explore The Song of Roland through medieval culture, revealing insights into the era's values, beliefs and social dynamics.

Western Literature 102: A Tale of Heroism and Monsters

This article explores the epic poem Beowulf, delving into its narrative, themes, and historical context to explore the hero's adventures.

Star Wars and Medieval Literary Legacy: Myth Extension

To present George Lucas's famous cinematographic saga, Star Wars would be quite redundant. Its aura, its influences in almost every form...

Tristan and Iseult: A Fragmentary Tradition

Few literary works have had a cultural echo that could withstand to be compared with that of the story of Tristan and Iseult in...

Animal Identity in Marie de France’s “Bisclavret”

This article explores medieval perceptions of identity and the boundaries of the human and the animal in the lais of Marie de France.

The Extremity of Brotherhood in "Amis and "Amiloun"

This article considers the significance of the homosocial bond to medieval chivalric society through analysis of "Amis and Amoulin"