Medieval literature

1. In the 17th century, population of Europe grew slowly but a cyclical pattern started to grow that had a great influence on the social and economic life. On factor that put down the population was the Black Death which created a sharp drop in the population and also created labor shortage throughout Europe. Also deaths started increasing in the 17th century such as famine, epidemic disease, and war caused huge drops in the population, or slows the population rate. Famine happened due to poor…

“The word plague derives from an ancient Greek medical term plêgê meaning "stroke"—it's a reference to the speed with which the disease brings down its victims—and this plague was a real death-blow to medieval Europe.” This plague came on its victims so powerfully and quickly that they seemed to have been struck by this horrible unseen force. But where does the plague come from? This is generally a question many ask because it became so powerful and strong…

Jana Hust Mr. Powers HIS 102 2 November 2017 Essay 3 There were key issues affecting Europe during the late middle ages. Some of these issues caused death and some caused for a change in civilization. Good and bad came from these issues. Some of the issues were the black death, the great famine, and the peasant’s revolts. Even though those few issues played a big part during the late middle ages several other events…

The Black Death has many names. They consisted of Black Plague, the Bubonic Plague, The Plague, and Pestilence. The Black Plague occurred during 1348-1349 in Western Europe, but if you include Eastern Europe as well and it’s other more remote places then the years would be 1347-1351. According the article named The Black Death, Historians believe that 25%-50% of the entire population of Western Europe died in these two years. From the same article, other pestilences went through Europe and…

The Black Plague The Black Plague was a period where death was present in all corners and struck fear to all those living in Europe. Social class became a thing of the past and families would be torn apart without warning. A person’s wealth no longer held any worth because no amount of money could shield you of the plague. The Black Plague was a dark period in time when all were afraid and people could only hope to keep their sanity. Little order was left in Europe and all could only live in…

Feudalism is a societal structure that says land is distributed and governed in exchange for loyalty. During the middle ages, Feudalism became a way of life in Europe. European medieval Feudalism was established by leaders such as Charles the Simple and Rollo (a viking leader) around the 12th century. The main idea of Feudalism is that a piece of land owned by the king would be distributed to lords who would then distribute that land to vassals for a promise of loyalty. A “lord” is a person that…

In the year 1348 a great pestilences hit Europe, and the cause of it, as well as the death toll that it would bring was more then anyone could have imagined. Jean de Venette was one of the writers that lived through this pestilence, and document the affects, and his views on the cause of it. Venette used observation in order to formulate a conclusion on why the pestilence had occurred, as well as the cause of it. His views on the pestilence of 1348 was not held by all, others held different…

asserted that “Only the very weak-minded refuse to be influenced by literature and poetry.” Dating back to Ancient Greek and Rome, literature was perceived as the dominant and best means of communication. Poets and authors structured their passionate thoughts into the form of stanzas and managed to captivate and enchant their readers. Literature and its ability to grasp the attention of society is an unwavering trend. Literature and its impact is a fact that remains true in the subconscious of…

William Shakespeare is regarded as one of the most influential and most important writers to ever have lived (Delahoyde). The English poet from Stratford-upon-Avon has at least 37 plays attributed to his name, all highly esteemed by the international literature community. His plays, due to the amazing amount of mundane arguments he tackled, are commonly proposed by school teachers all over the world as reading material for young students, making them foundation for the education of millions all…

The Medieval period was a time of firsts, the first Crusade, the first census, the first manifestation of the modern-day perception of knights and kings alike. The fourteenth century was also full of literary firsts, the most predominant being the shift from scholarly reading to a more universal style of tales written in Middle English, introduced by Geoffrey Chaucer, a timelessly renowned poet. The Canterbury Tales, considered the most important literary piece of the Medieval period written in…