Luke Harding Helms Rethinking Medieval Literature September 30, 2021 Beowulf and the Ecosystem Ecological criticisms range in their application and practice within literature. They include analyses in individual close readings of a text’s representation of human and environmental relationships as well as overall studies into the interpretation and expression of the natural world across textsContinue reading “Project 1: Ecological Criticism and Beowulf”
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Medieval Ladies Tarot Cards
For my unessay I took some of the women characters from the texts we read, and created tarot cards for them. While I am not really a believer in tarot, or truly know how to read cards, I have always been fascinated by the art styles and meanings given to each card. My original planContinue reading “Medieval Ladies Tarot Cards”
Beowulf: Just Bland Enough to be a Playable Character!
Alright, I had high hopes going into this project, but, in all honesty, I let myself down. Here’s what I managed to create: I wanted to find something engaging to do for this project – something that could hold my attention long enough for me to create it, and hold a peer’s attention long enoughContinue reading “Beowulf: Just Bland Enough to be a Playable Character!”
Beowulf Found Poem
“When war assaults praise-worthy actions must honor his comrades, himself wielded, and the well loved land-prince Long did rule them. With weapons of warfare, weeds for the battle, Many a jewel with him must travel And favors no fewer they furnished Lone on the main, a gold-fashioned standard sad was their spirit, Their mood veryContinue reading “Beowulf Found Poem”
What if Grendel vs. Beowulf was Mediated by Dr. Phil?
Disclaimer: I may or may not have gotten a bit carried away with this. All jokes aside, I had always wondered what a *civil* conversation between Grendel and Beowulf would have looked like. This “skit” (or whatever you’d like to call it) was written to take place of the fight between Beowulf and Grendel. It’sContinue reading “What if Grendel vs. Beowulf was Mediated by Dr. Phil?”
To Define and Seek Out Truth: Beowulf and Marie de France Poetry
In order to avoid the controversial “the fish is this big” in fictional epic poems and stories like Beowulf and Marie de France’s Bisclavret and Chevrefoil truth must be established at the start and throughout the piece. In Chevrefoil, in the first and third line it says, “it’s my pleasure and I want truly…the truthContinue reading “To Define and Seek Out Truth: Beowulf and Marie de France Poetry”
Sprockets and Springes 