Beowulf is the first surviving epic poem written in the English language. The single existing copy of the manuscript dates from the late tenth century, although some scholars believe it dates back to the first part of the eleventh century. Beowulf found in a large volume, features stories involvin...

It is the purpose of this paper to illustrate the dichotomy of the Enemy within the works of Beowulf and Chaucer\'s The Canterbury Tales. The Enemies in these two pieces are nothing alike; it would be accurate to say that in the odyssey of Beowulf the Enemy is a tangible, malevolent force which exis...

When a culture constantly evolves and changes it truly is a healthy culture indeed. Since the beginnings of the Pagan warriors to the skilled and accomplished craftsmen of the Renaissance, the European world was drastically transformed. The literature of every epoch indicates the profound cultural i...

Evolution of British Literature The historical events and mentality of a time period are a major influence on the context and style of that particular times literature. British Literature experienced many metamorphoses through the year's 449-1660. The literature traveled through four di...

The Middle Ages covers roughly a thousand years, from approximately 400 to 1500 and the term generally refers to the changes that the European society experienced during these years. Many agree that there was not just one medieval civilization, but many. These civilizations are related to e...

It is very interesting to go into details and study about Chaucer society from different aspects. During the era of the fourteen century, Chaucer society valued things, such as religion, and lost the value for things, such as, the hero aspect that we used to see in Beowulf. People didn't all l...