Medievalists.net » Caxton http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 23:06:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 The Experience of Growing Up in Medieval Society http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/10/the-experience-of-growing-up-in-medieval-society/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/10/the-experience-of-growing-up-in-medieval-society/#comments Fri, 10 Jul 2015 13:23:26 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59534 This session (#508) was one of several at Leeds devoted to exploring childhood in the Middle Ages. Our presenters talked about the stereotypes of adolescence, and what the coroner’s rolls revealed about the deaths (and lives) of medieval children.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/10/the-experience-of-growing-up-in-medieval-society/feed/ 0 Reflection of the Wars of the Roses in Thomas Malory`s Le Morte D`Arthur: Literary-cultural analysis http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/12/reflection-wars-roses-thomas-malorys-le-morte-darthur-literary-cultural-analysis/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/12/reflection-wars-roses-thomas-malorys-le-morte-darthur-literary-cultural-analysis/#comments Tue, 12 Aug 2014 13:12:11 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=51808 The aim of this research paper is to analyse the Morte D’Arthur and find certain historical moments incorporated in the book. Firstly, as the goal of work follows a hypothesis that Thomas Malory reflected manifold incidents from the Wars of the Roses in the Morte D’Arthur, it was inevitable to understand author’s position in this civil war, which meant investigating in the authorship.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/12/reflection-wars-roses-thomas-malorys-le-morte-darthur-literary-cultural-analysis/feed/ 0 An Examination of the Family in ‘The Tale of Sir Gareth’ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/09/27/an-examination-of-the-family-in-the-tale-of-sir-gareth/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/09/27/an-examination-of-the-family-in-the-tale-of-sir-gareth/#comments Fri, 27 Sep 2013 11:20:22 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=43869 This thesis investigates the theme of family interactions within Malory‘s ―Tale of Sir Gareth,‖ examining the tale itself as well as looking at several analogous Fair Unknown stories in order to determine if the theme is Malory‘s own or if it could have come from a probable source.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/09/27/an-examination-of-the-family-in-the-tale-of-sir-gareth/feed/ 0 William Caxton’s Contributions to the English Language and Books and Libraries http://www.medievalists.net/2013/01/21/william-caxtons-contributions-to-the-english-language-and-books-and-libraries/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/01/21/william-caxtons-contributions-to-the-english-language-and-books-and-libraries/#comments Mon, 21 Jan 2013 05:55:32 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=38846 Caxton’s influence has reached throughout the ages as he juggled the tasks of translator, printer, and linguist.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/01/21/william-caxtons-contributions-to-the-english-language-and-books-and-libraries/feed/ 0 ‘In the Beginning’: The London Medieval Graduate Network Inaugural Conference http://www.medievalists.net/2012/11/13/37100/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/11/13/37100/#comments Tue, 13 Nov 2012 15:55:47 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=37100 This is a summary of the The London Medieval Graduate Network Inaugural Conference by Rachel Scott. The conference was held on November 2nd at King's College London.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/11/13/37100/feed/ 0 The human presence in Robert Henryson’s Fables and William Caxton’s The History of Reynard the Fox http://www.medievalists.net/2012/04/26/the-human-presence-in-robert-henrysons-fables-and-william-caxtons-the-history-of-reynard-the-fox/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/04/26/the-human-presence-in-robert-henrysons-fables-and-william-caxtons-the-history-of-reynard-the-fox/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 05:50:46 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=31319 The principal method used is the gathering of specific instances of human presence in the two texts, and the categorising or coding of such instances, with the aid of the qualitative-data computer program QSR N6.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/04/26/the-human-presence-in-robert-henrysons-fables-and-william-caxtons-the-history-of-reynard-the-fox/feed/ 0 Trojan Wars: Genre and the Politics of Authorship in Late Medieval and Early Modern England http://www.medievalists.net/2012/01/01/trojan-wars-genre-and-the-politics-of-authorship-in-late-medieval-and-early-modern-england/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/01/01/trojan-wars-genre-and-the-politics-of-authorship-in-late-medieval-and-early-modern-england/#comments Sun, 01 Jan 2012 21:47:16 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=28293 In the Middle Ages, Troy was not ancient history. As a living myth that continued to evolve along with the English nation, Troy functioned as a site for examining England’s cultural and political questions.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/01/01/trojan-wars-genre-and-the-politics-of-authorship-in-late-medieval-and-early-modern-england/feed/ 0 To Rise beyond their Sex: The Representation of Female Cross-Dressing Saints in Caxton’s Vitas Patrum http://www.medievalists.net/2011/04/24/to-rise-beyond-their-sex-the-representation-of-female-cross-dressing-saints-in-caxton%e2%80%99s-vitas-patrum/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/04/24/to-rise-beyond-their-sex-the-representation-of-female-cross-dressing-saints-in-caxton%e2%80%99s-vitas-patrum/#comments Sun, 24 Apr 2011 21:32:21 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=20131 In my paper, I will discuss the lives of the four cross-dressing women in the Vitas Patrum, and another saint, Mary of Egypt, who shares many of the features of the transvestite saints.

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