Slide 1 The Canterbury Tales Geoffrey Chaucer Slide 2 Early Life Born c. 1340 Family of wine makers and merchants Mid-teens –Placed in the service of the Countess of Ulster…
Medieval and Modern A World Divided Contemptus Mundi Manâs own individual condition was one of sinfulness. Only way to remedy this was through a life of penance, denial,…
Contents PREFACE TO THE EIGHTH EDITION ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xxxiii xliii 1 The Middle Ages (to ca. 1485) Introduction 1 Anglo-Saxon Literature 3 Anglo-Norman Literature 7 Middle…
The Voynich Manuscript Decoded The Voynich Manuscript Decoded? â Part II Ioffer my interpretation of Folio 116v, the Michitonese page, of the Voynich Manuscript. Using…