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What was the most common personification of evil in Medieval Literature?
Throughout time, evil has often been represented by a somewhat human form of a monster or god. Medieval literature used the Devil as the main representation of evil. Often he would be in human or near human form.
What was the hand written work the medieval monks did?
Monks of the middle ages copied books by had, and in this way produced manuscript copies. This was the only way books were published at the time, and it was nearly always done by monks. The book they copied most was the Bible, but they did other works as well, and most surviving medieval literature was copied by monks at one time or another.
What is meant by medieval texts?
Medieval texts would be either material that was written during the Middle Ages, or material that was transcribed or translated during the Middle Ages. Since there are nearly no original texts left from ancient times, the medieval copies of ancient literature are very important.
What are the contrast between Renaissance spirit and the medieval mind?
The Renaissance spirit embraced the secular literature of ancient Greece and Rome, where as the medieval mind considered it pagan. References to Greco-Roman deities abound in Renaissance literature.
What is the most famous piece of medieval art?
The most famous medieval art work is the monalisa
What has the author Robert William Ackerman written?
Robert William Ackerman has written: 'Backgrounds to Medieval English literature' -- subject(s): History, Literature, Medieval, Medieval Literature
What has the author Mario Martins written?
Mario Martins has written: 'Estudos de literatura medieval' -- subject(s): History and criticism, Literature, Medieval, Medieval Literature, Portuguese literature
What has the author Michael Earl Ralston written?
Michael Earl Ralston has written: 'A typology of guides in medieval literature' -- subject(s): History and criticism, Literature, Medieval, Medieval Literature
What has the author Wendy Pfeffer written?
Wendy Pfeffer has written: 'The change of Philomel' -- subject(s): History and criticism, Literature, Medieval, Medieval Literature, Nightingale in literature
What has the author Alexandru N Cizek written?
Alexandru N. Cizek has written: 'Imitatio et tractatio' -- subject(s): Ancient Rhetoric, Classical literature, History and criticism, Imitation in literature, Literature, Medieval, Medieval Literature, Medieval Rhetoric, Rhetoric, Ancient, Rhetoric, Medieval, Theory
What has the author Anton Kolls written?
Anton Kolls has written: 'Zur Lanvalsage. Eine Quellenuntersuchung' -- subject(s): Comparative Literature, English and French, Literature, Comparative, Literature, Medieval, Medieval Literature, Romances, Sources
What has the author Eric Jager written?
Eric Jager has written: 'The tempter's voice' -- subject(s): Bible, Criticism, interpretation, Fall of man in literature, History, History and criticism, Literature, Medieval, Medieval Literature
What has the author Pedro de Castro written?
Pedro de Castro has written: 'Formalitates breves' -- subject(s): Latin American literature, Latin literature, Medieval and modern, Medieval and modern Latin literature
What has the author Pedro de Peramato written?
Pedro de Peramato has written: 'Opera medicinalia' -- subject(s): Latin American literature, Latin literature, Medieval and modern, Medieval and modern Latin literature
What has the author Francisco Zumel written?
Francisco Zumel has written: 'De Deo eiusque operibus' -- subject(s): Latin American literature, Latin literature, Medieval and modern, Medieval and modern Latin literature
What has the author Gesine Mierke written?
Gesine Mierke has written: 'Memoria als Kulturtransfer' -- subject(s): Ancient Rhetoric, Christianity and culture, Civilization, Medieval, Classical influences, Heliand, Literature, Medieval, Medieval Civilization, Medieval Literature, Medieval Rhetoric, Rhetoric, Ancient, Rhetoric, Medieval
What has the author Simon Gaunt written?
Simon Gaunt has written: 'Gender and Genre in Medieval French Literature (Cambridge Studies in French)' 'Gender and genre in medieval French literature'
