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For my thesis topic I will be examining how Otherness breeds the Monstrous in Old and Middle English texts. In addition to this I will also be analysing the role of the monster in the society of the period I … Continue reading →

In this blog reflection I plan on discussing my English MA blog, which I named ‘Exploring Medieval and Renaissance literature’. The reason I gave it this title is because the MA I chose was Texts and Contexts: Medieval to Renaissance, … Continue reading →

Many would believe that women in the arthurian legend were passive in their function in the chivalric code. In my own opinion, I believe that the women’s primary role is that they act as catalysts for the action in the … Continue reading →

The natural world is usually invoked for a distinct purpose. The representations of nature is not merely used as an illustrative feature but rather a method in which to understand and explain human issues and concerns, such as the monstrous, … Continue reading →

In the Anglo-Saxon poem, The Dream of the Rood, which was written in the early middle ages, Christ is constructed as a heroic warrior. In this medieval poem we are also presented with Christ’s crucifixion in a way that we have … Continue reading →

A manuscript is any book or document that has been hand written by a scribe rather than being printed. All of the medieval texts that we study today, such as Beowulf, were originally presented on manuscripts. In my own opinion, … Continue reading →

The Grettis Saga is one of the Icelandic sagas that contains literary analogues, which is a story that bears similarities to another story, of the epic Beowulf. It is clear that there are parallel sections from both Beowulf and the … Continue reading →

The monstrous in the medieval period is somewhat different to what a modern reader would consider as monstrous. A modern audience associates the ugly and grotesque, along with an individual that commits evil crimes as monstrous. However, a medieval audience … Continue reading →

Chaucer deals with the concept of authorship. This concept was of great importance toChaucer as the only texts that carried any form of authority were Latin texts.Scribes wrote these texts as they were originally presented to them. However,in relation to … Continue reading →

“Literature is a toil and a snare, a curse that bites deep”.                                                                                                                     D.H.Lawrence