Beowulf & Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
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A 7 page research paper that contrasts and compares the topic of heroism in Beowulf and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. The writer concludes that by the time that Sir Gawain and the Green Knight was recorded, the cultural paradigm had changed from one stresses the warrior ethos to a Christian perspective. No longer was it acceptable for a knight to place his loyalty primarily to his liege lord or to view himself in a heroic context, as his first loyalty was to God and, before God, he should be humble and contrite. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: khbeogaw.rtf
Paper Title: Beowulf & Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Canterbury Tales' Prologue/Characterization
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A 6 page research paper that examines how the characterizations in the General Prologue of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales offers the reader some of the best characterization in literature. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: khgenpro.rtf
Paper Title: Canterbury Tales' Prologue/Characterization

Charlemagne According to Einhard
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A 9 page essay on Einhard's history of Charlemagne and its significance to the world today. The writer explores the military, religious, civic and personal life of Charlemagne, his expansion of France, and his relationships with others during his time. The writer also explores the reasons behind the current interest in Charlemagne, and posits that those reasons include historical preservation, religious history, and relationship to the current political situation in Europe. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Cnchrlmg.wps
Paper Title: Charlemagne According to Einhard

Charlemagne's Many Roles
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This 12 page paper provides an overview of this well liked, infamous emperor who lived during the Middle Ages. The paper asks whether this leader should be deemed an emperor, a warrior or a Christian crusader; his possible role in each of these designations is discussed in depth. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: SA16Char.wps
Paper Title: Charlemagne's Many Roles

Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales; The Guildsmen, The Cook, The Shipman and The Doctor
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This 5 page paper looks at the characters of the guildsmen, the Cook, the shipman and the doctor in Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales and how they are portrayed as negative characters. The bibliography cites 1 source.
Filename: TEchauc1.rtf
Paper Title: Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales; The Guildsmen, The Cook, The Shipman and The Doctor

Chaucer/Merchant's & Franklin's Tales
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A 14 page research paper that examines the Merchant's and the Franklin's Tales and looks specifically at the cultural, metaphorical and allegorical significance of Chaucer's references to medieval gardens and landscapes in these representative stories. Chacerian critical scholarship indicates there is a great deal that can be discerned on this subject and the writer discusses how this information illuminates modern readers' understanding of the stories. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: khchmefr.rtf
Paper Title: Chaucer/Merchant's & Franklin's Tales

Chaucer/Use of Irony
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A 3 page essay that examines Chaucer's use of irony in describing the Prioress in the Prologue. The writer discusses this description in detail, offering translations of the description from the Middle English and pointing out where Chaucer used irony to comic effect while also showing the Prioress to be a shallow hypocrite rather than a spiritual leader. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khchir.rtf
Paper Title: Chaucer/Use of Irony

Chaucerian Comedy
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A 5 page research paper that looks at Geoffrey Chaucer's use of humor in his comedic, medieval masterpiece The Canterbury Tales. The writer particularly focuses on the Miller's Tale as being exemplary of Chaucer's gift for comedy. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: khchcom.wps
Paper Title: Chaucerian Comedy

Chivalry
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3 pages in length. Chivalry of medieval time is a far cry from what it means in contemporary society; as it is with the basis of all words in the English language, the word chivalry is derived from another language where its original intent has been modified over time to carry a similar yet altered meaning. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TLCChivalry.rtf
Paper Title: Chivalry

Christian Iconography and Medieval Burial Rites
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A 14 page paper discussing the influence of Christian symbolism and iconography in the Middle Ages. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: Icon.doc
Paper Title: Christian Iconography and Medieval Burial Rites