“Paradise Lost”: Book IV: Lines 32-113
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A 5 page paper which examines John Milton’s “Paradise Lost,” Book IV, lines 32-113. The paper examines how this section of the story shapes our understanding of what has come before and what will follow. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAprdse.rtf

“Romance and realism in the picaresque”
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A five page paper which looks at romance, realism and the picaresque form in medieval narrative, and the way in which different protagonists exemplify particular elements of idealism and the chivalric code. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: JLPicar.rtf

“The Book of Margery Kempe” and “The Wife of Bath” -- Social and Sexual Roles of Women
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This 7 page report discusses “The Book of Margery Kempe” which is thought to be one of, if not the, first autobiographies in English. The book chronicles the spiritual life of a remarkably unusual and illiterate, medieval woman. Geoffrey Chaucer’s story of “The Wife of Bath” in “The Canterbury Tales” presents an equally unique woman, especially in terms of her railing against the intensely subservient life for the majority of the women of the day. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: BWmarbat.rtf

“The Epic Simile in Homer’s Iliad”
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A six page paper which looks at the use of imagery in Homer’s Iliad, with particular reference to the epic simile and the ways in which it allows the poet to present a multi-faceted and complex elaboration of the basic narrative theme through the use of extended similes. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: JLiliad.wps

“The Golden Ass” and Roman Culture
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A 4 page paper which examines Apuleius’ “The Golden Ass” in relationship to its historical presentation of Roman culture. Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.
Filename: RAass.rtf

“The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia” by Samuel Johnson
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A 4 page paper which examines Samuel Johnson’s “The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia” as it relates to the society of his time, as well as the timeless theme of searching for happiness. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RArassls.rtf

“The Perfect Courtier” and “Life of Giotto”
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A 2 1/2 page paper which examines the manners of the High Renaissance period as seen in Castiglione’s “The Perfect Courtier” and Vasari’s “Life of Giotto.” Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: RAcourtr.rtf

“The Prince” and “Utopia”: Authority
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A 5 page paper which examines what authority is used by Machiavelli, in “The Prince,” and More, in “Utopia,” to demonstrate their usefulness to the courts. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAprncut.rtf

“The problematic ending of Gawain and the Green Knight”
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A five page paper which looks at the ways in which the ending of the narrative poem Gawain and the Green Knight is a logical conclusion to the critique of the chivalric code which has been evident in preceding sections of the text, whilst at the same time constituting a moral dilemma both for the reader and for the character of Gawain himself. Bibliography lists 1 source
Filename: JLGawain.wps