Humanities Annotated Bibliography
Annotated Bibliography
Beowulf: A dual-language edition. (1977). NY: Doubleday. One of the most striking examples of literature to come out of the Dark Ages was Beowulf, created by an anonymous Anglo-Saxon poet and Continue Reading...
Apart from literary arts, individualism is also most evident in the field of education. The development of educational institutions, spearheaded by the Florentine Academy, an informal organization of humanists, helped celebrate human reason in comb Continue Reading...
Betrayal in Fiction and Drama
Betrayal
Throughout the conflicts of fiction and the dramatic undertones of plays, the notion of betrayal always remains a common and tragic theme. Betrayal itself has mostly been the causation of motives such as love, Continue Reading...
As one performs their dharma, they earn karma, which is the cause and effect aspect of Hinduism. Karma explains good actions bring good results, and by obeying this principle and dharma, one can experience rebirth into a "better" life that puts one Continue Reading...
Dante's Canto VI
In Canto VI, Dante mixes and weaves ancient stories and mythology into his Christian portrayal of afterlife, such as the three-headed dog Cerberus.
However, by placing the pagan gods into the Christian concept of Hell, his intentio Continue Reading...
Office pools are not condoned, and spectators should bring their own ice, as the bleachers are consistently hotter than Hell.
Football season is officially underway here in Hell, too. If you missed tryouts in the summer, additional positions have Continue Reading...
Warrior Hero: A Stranger in a Strange Land
The figure of the hero is set apart from the common herd of ordinary men by virtue of his special qualities and abilities; in some works, this separateness is literal - he is in a strange land apart from h Continue Reading...