Unit One Essay: Cultural Analysis of a Literary Text Basic Assignment: This assignment asks you to write a critical essay that provides a cultural analysis of a literary work from the Unit One course readings. The Middle Ages Intro in textbook Beowulf Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Chaucer and Canterbury Background (1st week of […]
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What social commentary would he attempt to relate to his audience-What stories would those characters tell?
As stated in the Chaucer/Canterbury Tales PowerPoint, each character in The Canterbury Tales represents a different segment of society in Chaucer’s time. By noting the virtues and faults of each, Chaucer provides social commentary, writing that offers insight into society, its values, and its customs. His insights raise various questions regarding social class, spirituality, religion, […]
Discuss manner and the particulars of the influence of Christianity on the words and vocabularies of English.
Christianity and the Vocabularies of English When Augustine of Canterbury arrived in Britain in 597, he brought with him the Latin language, literacy, and the Christian religion. These three cultural forces have each shaped English in fundamental and pervasive ways. Discuss manner and the particulars of the influence of Christianity on the words and vocabularies […]
