EN 4504 Lecture 3: lecture 3
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October 6th 2016 (cid:498)memento mori(cid:499) -> remember that you are going to do (cid:498)arts moriendi(cid:499) -> the art of dying. *the idea of preparing yourself spiritually for death. *the moment in romances when the helmet/armour comes off -> important factor. Idea of dwarfs in medieval literature -> dwarfs carrying whips as weapons (not very noble); this makes the dwarf a marginal figure. *think of (cid:498)social class(cid:499) when it comes to medieval literature. Armour -> the idea of objection (loss of self) Horrowing of hell (christ saving everyone from hell) -> this story crosses with. For essay: scott library catalogue -> mla international bibliography. Trial-by-combat (allows you to bring in a third party) or trial-by-ordeal. In terms of genre -> is not the romance we are used to. The knight is depending on his lady"s honour; his deeds depend on her faithfulness to him. The knights are tested through their husband"s virginity .
