Le Corbusier

“He was the son of Sir Lancelot, who was one of the earliest and bravest Knights of the Round Table and was a close friend of King Arthur. “ Now I don't know about you but if I hear something like this then it makes me think right away if this knight truly deserved his place at the round table and that is what i'll be discussing today. So the first thing you have to know about sir galahad is he was supposed to be the noblest, he was one of the knights that went on the quest for the holy grail,…

I have read many books in the 16 years I have been alive. However, no book has fulfilled me more than Roshani Chokshi’s extraordinary book The Star-Touched Queen. The Star-Touched Queen is a book written in magnificent prose, which retells the story of Hades and Persephone with Hindu mythology. It has been nominated for an award and has been reviewed positively by many. The Star-Touched Queen is an excellent fairytale story for those who are tired of the same Disney-esque fantasy stories with no…

Decades ago there was a controversy whether King Arthur was a realistic person or a legend. King Arthur was the King of Britain who fought off the Saxons in 12 straight battles and had his legendary sword named the Excalibur, although historians questioned if this was believable. Historians questioned if it possible to go into 12 straight battles without stopping. Some believed Arthur was a real person because there are fractional evidence of him being real, but other historians believe…

“Sir Perceval! Sir Gawain is causing a real ruckus at the tavern, and I was told to come get you. Right away.” A young runner stood before Sir Perceval in the castle courtyard. The boy—perhaps ten—panted, a fine sheen of perspiration glistening on his brow in the fading evening light. “I see,” said Perceval. “I’ll be along soon.” “Erm, Master Will said he needed you now.” Will was Perceval’s father-in-law, and the owner of the Cup and Sword Tavern. The last thing Perceval wanted to do was…

Naturally, Arthur spends a pretty decent amount of time at war in both The History of the Kings of Britain and Le Morte Darthur; what is a successful kingdom without a strong military presence? Geoffrey describes the termination of the Saxons as a necessity: “…attack these traitors with all your strength!” (Geoffrey, 216). This is a war that has been in the works…

“The code of chivalry emphasized bravery, military skill, generosity in victory, piety, and courtesy to women”(Hirsch). The story of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table is surrounded by hundreds of different tales telling of the various attributes of a number of different Knights, including the King himself. One element that is present in every tale told of these knights is chivalry. King Arthur demanded of his knights that they follow the code of chivalry while on their adventures.…

In Sheridan le Fanu’s Carmilla there happens to be three different aspects of a person’s personality that the three main characters take up. Which happen to be the id, the ego and the superego. Carmilla as the id, Laura as the ego, and Laura’s father as the superego. This shows us even through fiction, Freud’s ideas of how a person’s personality is made up can still be applied to literature. The id. The id works directly with the ego sometimes even referred to as the id-ego to…

Chivalry defines a knight who stays true to his religion, kingdom, and brothers. In Sir Gawain and The Green Knight, the Pearl Poet uses the motif of chivalry to explore the idea that Sir Gawain is an excellent, and at times an imperfect knight. He is a bold and protective knight that stands up for a challenge with the Green Knight to save Camelot society, but when it comes to him residing with the green knight, on the third day, he does not tell the host about the green girdle but still gives…

when their guests come to visit, the women who stay in the kitchen all day, or the women who are seen as sexual figures only. This is supposed to be “where women belong.” Stereotypes like these are accentuated in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Le Morte d’Arthur. In this essay I will talk about the stereotypical role that women play as sexual figures in each of these works. In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Sir Gawain finds himself on a quest to find the Green Knight to fulfill a deal he…

According to the urban dictionary a knight is “a man who served his sovereign or lord as a mounted soldier in armor”. In other words a professional killer. Even tough we view Knights as professional warriors, we failed to see that they were much more than a warrior. Knights were not merely professional warriors: knighthood includes guidelines that one must follow: the notion of social status, political power, legal classification, and cutural expressions of knightly identity-- bravery, honor,…