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Boccaccio's 'Decameron'
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A 3 page essay that examines how the ribald tales of Giovanni Boccaccio in his fourteenth century book, The Decameron, reflected the changing social structure brought about by the Black Death and also foreshadowed the intellectual freedom which would develop as part of the Renaissance. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Decameron.wps

Love in the Works of Gibran Khalil Gibran
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A five page paper looking at four short works by this famous Lebanese-born poet in terms of their expression of love, harmony, and oneness. Works covered are: “Laughter and Tears,” “Song of Fortune,” “Song of Love,” and “Song of the Wave.” Bibliography lists one source besides poems.
Filename: KBgibran.wps

Anti-Feminism In Five Tales
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A 5 page paper that reviews Sir Gawain, Wife of Bath (Chaucer), Hamlet and Much Ado About Nothing in light of the anti-feminine treatment of its women characters. The writer argues that fear of the feminine in these tales leads to the necessity for control of the feminine. Bibliography lists four sources.
Filename: Antifem3.wps

Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales' / Attitudes Towards Women
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A 3 page essay that points out that Chaucer used the characters of the Prioress and the Wife of Bath to say a great many things about how medieval society viewed women. The writer demonstrates how Chaucer contrasted the character of the chaste Prioress against that of the lusty Wife to satirize the Church's characterization of women in particular. Quotations only from the source.
Filename: Chawom.wps

Chaucer's 'House of Fame' / Geoffrey's Ego
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A 6 page paper on the protagonist of this little-known work by Geoffrey Chaucer. The paper observes that not only is the work a gentle parody of Dante's Divine Comedy, but Chaucer also parodies himself through the persona of the egotistical narrator Geffrey. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Geffego.wps

Geoffrey Chaucer's 'Troilus & Criseyde'
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Medieval Europe in the 1500's was a bastion of Christian incipience. The times were such that the rewriting of pagan tales to include the Christian thought of the day were common, even unconscious. Geoffrey Chaucer's tragic poem 'Troilus and Criseyde' is no exception, though written with more subtlety and understanding of human interaction with divine meaning than most. This 4 page paper seeks to argue that Chaucer rewrites the classic pagan tale of the fall of Troy to include the Christian thought of his day. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Criseyde.wps

Chaucer's 'Book of the Duchesse'
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A 7 page paper that discusses the chess game (Lines 618-678) and chess symbolism in this poem. This paper focus on the themes of fate, courtly love and steadfastness that are developed through the poem utilizing chess symbolism, and demonstrates that the knights comments regarding the chess game are developed as statements about courtly love and fate. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Duchesse.wps

Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales' # 2
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A 6 page discussion of setting, theme, and characterization in several of the tales. No Bibliography.
Filename: Canter.wps

Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales' / ‘Who Was Chaucer ?'
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A 5 page paper analyzing the characteristics of the author of this fourteenth-century work, using a combination of historical records and an intuitive reading of his most well-known book. Seven sources cited.
Filename: Chauc.wps

Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales' / Character Of The Prioresse
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A 5 page essay which analyzes the description of the Prioresse given by Geoffrey Chaucer in the General Prologue to his historic work The Canterbury Tales. The writer argues that the Prioresse is hypocritical about her love of earthly pleasures while the Wife of Bath is open and honest.
Filename: Prioress.wps