Petrarch

The effects of the Genghis Khan Empire in medieval Europe The Mongols were primarily nomadic people, however, in the late 12th century, a ruler named Temujin was able to bring them together. Temujin incorporated different tribes into one and formed the Genghis Khan Empire. In 1209, the Genghis Khan Empire invaded northern china, and continued their invasion for the following decades; by 1279 the entire Chinese region would be under the Mongol rule. Under Temujin’s grandson, the Mongols spread…

For this assessment, I will study Sonnet 116 by William Shakespeare and Elizabeth Barrett’s poem: Sonnet 43. William Shakespeare was an English poet during the Elizabethan era and was regarded as one of the greatest English poet of all times. Shakespeare’s Sonnet 116 is one of his most famous, yet poignant sonnets that had been written. The main poem explores on the theme of love, religion nature; love being the central aspect, but the poet does not address the poem to any speaker, rather it…

Middle English refers to the varieties of the English language spoken after the Norman Conquest (1066) and until the late 15th century. The Middle English period was marked by momentous changes in the English language, changes more extensive and fundamental than those that have taken place at any time before or since. Some of them were the result of the Norman Conquest and the condition that followed in the wake of that event. Others were the constitution of the tendencies that had begun to…

One cannot study William Shakespeare’s work without noticing the way in which his sonnets manage to both subvert and conform to the conventions of Elizabethan love poetry. Shakespeare’s sonnets are striking for many reasons, be it the surprisingly realistic themes, the way he approaches each of his poems subjects of affection or the shocking he topics he discusses. His work stands out against those of his contemporaries as he transforms the rigid form of Elizabethan romance poetry by confounding…

“Goblin Market”, a poem by Christina Rossetti, was written in the Victorian Era during a time of vast social and economic change across Europe. Even though this period was during a time of female suppression and order, Rossetti exposes many social ideologies -such as purity and female education- fd through the journey of two sisters, Laura and Lizzie. Despite initial impressions of being a childhood fairytale, the suggestive use of language implies an underlying message of an erotic sexual…

many other factors also played a role in making the Renaissance possible. People including the Medici family, who were patrons for many Renaissance artists, made Renaissance art possible. Moreover, philosophers who were alive at the time, including Petrarch and Boccaccio, helped lead the Humanist movements which would encourage separation from the Church. Although it is true that the Black Death was not solely responsible for the Renaissance, the effects of this disease contributed to a huge…

A researcher Montgomery Jr. (1957) states that this poem owes its success for many excellent archetype of Renaissance. He says that because the sonnet form and the theme rises from Petrarch in Italy. Women and men relationship is in the top the poetry of renaissance. Furthermore, Sir Walter Raleigh who is one of the most wellknown poet wrote What is Our Life. He explains a contempt of the world viewpoint characteristics (Schools Wikipedia…

Behind the Masks During the English Renaissance, a new wave of writers—Like Thomas Wyatt, Philip Sidney, and William Shakespeare—aspired to tackle what it is considered to be controversial topics, such as equality, social justice, and sexual desire. However, because of their relationship with the royal court, their reputations in society, and/or the strict religious code, their controversial works were disguised, in which they employ multiple literary devices to either protect themselves from…

The Middle Ages also more commonly known as the Dark Age was a period in time that lasted for a thousand years starting sometime the fifth and officially ending all the way in the fifteenth century. This period in time is mostly characterized in modern day by subjects such as the black plague, the hundred years war, tales of brave knights, rigid class systems and heavy religious influences. As the fourteenth century came about there began to be a gradual transition into what would be known as…