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    The sources composed or directed by the women are probably the most profitable in giving understanding into how women thought and felt. As one may expect, most female created works get by from women of higher economic well-being, since women of lower status were very nearly never taught to peruse or compose. Religious ladies, case in point, may describe their dreams, counsel, or directions, especially for the enlighten Hildegard were among the most lucid and most scholarly of medieval ladies, utilizing

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    as well as the challenges posed by and for women in a patriarchal society. She formulated her thoughts within the traditional framework of christian symbols, through the great reflection on the great feminine representations and essence of Eve, Mary, and Mother church. In our current struggles of spirituality and gender, Hildegard can be a guide. Her visionary forms fade into one another, but within all of them and behind them all, shines neither women nor man, but the living light. By using Hildegard

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    Andy Fickman directs a hilarious rendition of 12th Night, one of my many comedies, in his film, “She’s the Man”. The teen flick lacks darkness, wisdom, and a prank, however, its attention to detail, similar plot structure, and similar characters resemble essences of 12th Night. The three main differences do not detract from the film, for my play loosely inspired “She’s the Man”. There are many nods to my life and 12th Night, nevertheless, some are more difficult to find than others. Noticing

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    image in peoples minds. One impression of 11th and 12th century Medieval Europe was a time period dominated by the church and it’s conservative views on life. The church controlled all aspect of human life, from marriage arrangement, intercourse, adultery and even death. The moral views of the church and the combination of the newly reform Canon laws made this period one of the most repress in European history. The church views on men and women were that they should be fully celibate and suppress

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    quests with the intention of some reward, whether that be their life, lover, or any other want. The Canterbury Tales, written in the 14th century by Geoffrey Chaucer, accurately portrays and depicts this type of genre. Containing a collection of stories within the main novel, only one of those stories, entitled “The Wife of Bath’s Tale”, truly outlines the 14th century community beliefs on

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    fragments of the Oseberg tapestry. The textile fragments show human-esque figures that appear to be either standing in front of spears or holding them and who wear clothing that is closely representative of long dresses which were worn by Viking Age women. Some apparently female figures are also holding swords. The Oseberg tapestry is difficult to interpret, but it has been suggested that its imagery may represent a procession of some sort, perhaps one that occurred as part of a funeral. Jesch has

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    The European High Middle Ages, which lasted from about 1050 to 1300, evoke for many people romantic images of knights in shining armor, magnificent castles, and glorious cathedrals. And to many people, the word medieval (Latin medium aevum; "middle age") wrongly suggests a cultural intermission between the classical period of the Greek and Roman civilizations and the Renaissance. On the contrary, the High Middle Ages was a dynamic period that shaped European identity and development, stimulated in

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    Roles And Rights Of Wives

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    one thing in common; writers either perceive the wives as faithful and ideal or lustful and selfish. By looking at the effect literature and writers had in shaping the role of wives, one can find several differences. However, many ideas stayed the same, and exploring the reasons these concepts did not change describes a great deal about the ancient Greeks and their strong belief on the duties of wives. Literature greatly affected the roles and rights of wives in the 8th century B.C. The ideal wife

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    at least three principle concepts that were guidelines for writers: the tradition of chivalry, use of power, and the art of courtly love. In her lais, or lyrical narrative, Marie de France uses all three of them, but not exactly in the traditional sense that men of her time favored. Through her writings, Marie de France has shown great focus on members of the aristocracy that were not as prominently acknowledged, which included both women and single knights, and portrayed characters that she observed

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    Katherine Pancol was published in 2006. This is the first book of the French writer translated into English in 2013. It is a bestseller in France, translated into 30 languages and with sold around 2.4 million copies. This is not a surprise, having in mind the interesting scenario the writer is using. The journalist and novelist Pancol, born in Casablanca, Morocco had created realistic, facing the nowadays problems of the women, and at the same time romantic hardcover based on which in 2014 was created

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