Articles related to "Renaissance Literature"

Two examples of the rise of the individual and the personal in Renaissance literature are Michel de Montaigne's Essays and Teresa of Ávila's autobiography.

Jesus entering the desert for forty days resembles rituals from many other cultures that aim at gaining enlightenment through self-induced trauma.

The new V&A galleries house some of the world's rarest and most beautiful carved ivory panels - The Symmachi Panel and the Front Cover of the Lorsch Gospels.

Medieval architectural remains on show at the V&A include the façade of Sir Paul Pindar's medieval house, and a staircase originally located in Morlaix, France.

A comparison with revenge dramas like "The Spanish Tragedy" and "Antonio's Revenge" can help elucidate the vexed question of Hamlet's madness.

Inspector Morse, created by Colin Dexter and played by John Thaw, is a cerebral and isolated figure - as much an enigma as the cases he solves.

Use of dialect, realistically flawed characters, and circular plot structure create a lasting artistic reproduction of a neglected ethnicity that strengthens the novel.

The romance genre as we know it is a far cry from its medieval origins, which was rooted in adventure. So how did romantic literature develop into the genre we recognise?