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65Chartres Cathedral
Coming in front of the Chartres Cathedral one cannot keep from stopping stiff and looking amazedly at the sharp steeples that seem to touch the clouds. Monumental arches, lofty towers that are slenderer...
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66Poetry Analysis: The Flea by John Donne
The poet, John Donne wrote “The Flea.” The Flea is a love sonnet bordering on the absurd. This flea is used to assist the poet in making his case for sex. This poem alternates metrically between lines in...
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73Border-hopping on the Doubs 2: St Ursanne
The road into the town centre passes through this western arch. The eastern one by which we'll leave is prettier. St Ursanne's hermitage, not visible in this picture, is just below the promontory top left....
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66Poetry Analysis: The Indifferent by John Donne
The poet John Donne wrote “The Indifferent.” According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word “indifferent” means without difference of inclination to prefer one person to another, unbiased and...
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68Doctor Faustus, Act I, Faustus in his Study
Act I, scene i, lines 1 through 60: Summary of Faustus in His study: During the last lines, the Chorus draws back the curtain at the rear of the stage, disclosing Faustus in his study. Doctor Faustus...
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67Christmas and New Year Algarve Style
Fireworks and free concert in Albufeira If you are visiting the Algarve during the Festive the festive period then you really should read this article on the Christmas and New Year celebrations in the...
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63Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Stanza 14
Passus I, Stanza 14, Lines 301 through 322: Summary: The rider “astonished them at first,” and now made “stiller” yet (301). Everyone in the “household in hall, the high and the low,” hall,...
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60Cultural Changes from Medieval to Renaissance
Medieval Period: What’s the etymological sense of medieval? The etymological sense of medieval is that of defining a period of time intervening between classical and renaissance. Who invented the term...
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66Doctor Faustus, Prologue
Prologue: The Chorus enters, and it consists of a single actor, perhaps Wagner, servant-student for Faust. “Our muse,” poet, “intends to vaunt,” proudly display, “his heavenly verse” (6), “Not...
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71Doctor Faustus, Introduction
Introduction: Faustian Bargains: Dr. Johann Faustus, a magician and astrologer, was born in Wurttemberg, Germany. The real Dr. Faustus birth date is unknown. However, his death date is around 1538. Dr....
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