Why has the theme “Dealing with the Devil” remained popular since 1587?

12 Jul 2022

In 1587, Historia & Tale Of Doctor Johannes Faustus was published, a work of fiction written by an anonymous German writer whose inspiration was Johann Georg Faust. Little is known…

Now that I have finished the section Montaigne, would I read any more of his essays? Why or why not?

6 Jul 2022

Michel Eyquem de Montaigne, a sixteenth-century jurist, and diplomat along with the writer created a special style of writing, changing the world by creating the new form of writing- the…

Is the language of Foxe still compelling today?

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John Foxe was an English historian and clergyman born in 1516 and is the author of his most famous work Actes and Monuments or Foxe's Book of Martyrs. Foxe's Book…

Was Thomas More risking persecution by the church because of this book?

23 Jun 2022

Thomas More was a man who was greatly looked up to in the Catholic church where he was seen as Saint Thomas More. At one point in his life, he…

Why does More present the traveler as a sensible reformer early in Book I, but not later?

20 Jun 2022

Thomas More was a Renaissance humanist, the Lord High Chancellor to England, as well as a Catholic author. He wrote many works such as A Merry Jest, Latin Poems, The…

Do you think that Luther really believed that Pope Leo X did not know what the indulgence salesmen were saying?

10 Jun 2022

Martin Luther was born in 1483 where he grew up in Eisleben, Germany. He was a pastor, professor, and author and when his life started to delve into priesthood, his…

Do you think that the old man in the Pardoner’s Tale was death?

19 Mar 2021

Three men were in search of Death. After hearing how Death had slain many, man, woman, child, or servant, they were determined to find and kill him. They swore brotherhood…

Which do you think was more gripping to read? His account of the plague or his stories?

19 Mar 2021

In Boccaccio’s book, Decameron, he gives an account of the Black Death in 1348 and describes how it affected Florence. Boccaccio said that it arrived in Florence even though people…

Why did Boccaccio have the first story teller invoke God?

19 Mar 2021

Boccaccio wrote a book, a popular piece of Renaissance literature, Decameron, that gives a description of the Black Death in Florence where Europe lost one-third of its population during this…

Did these two literary documents give guidance in their era as to how a typical Christian should live?

18 Mar 2021

The two pieces of literature that we are talking about is The Little Flowers of St. Francis and The Song of Roland The Little Flowers is practically the only part…