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Grief & Consolation in Chaucer's Book of the Duchess
Article by Joshua J. Mark

Grief & Consolation in Chaucer's Book of the Duchess

In Geoffrey Chaucer's first major work, The Book of the Duchess (c. 1370 CE), two genres of medieval literature are combined – the French poetic convention of courtly love and the high medieval dream vision – to create a poem of enduring...
Dream of Solomon
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Dream of Solomon

A 17th century CE oil painting by Luca Giordano titled 'The Dream of Solomon' depicting the moment God gives the king of Israel his legendary wisdom.
Mongyudowondo (Dream Journey to the Peach Blossom Land)
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Mongyudowondo (Dream Journey to the Peach Blossom Land)

Mongyudowondo (Dream Journey to the Peach Blossom Land), painting by An Gyenon, 1447 CE.
Jacob's Dream at Bethel by Raphael
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Jacob's Dream at Bethel by Raphael

Jacob's Dream at Bethel, fresco by Raphael (1483-1520). Vatican Palace.
Medieval Literature
Definition by Joshua J. Mark

Medieval Literature

Medieval literature is defined broadly as any work written in Latin or the vernacular between c. 476-1500, including philosophy, religious treatises, legal texts, as well as works of the imagination. More narrowly, however, the term applies...
10 Years of Ancient History Encyclopedia
Article by Jan van der Crabben

10 Years of Ancient History Encyclopedia

Ancient History Encyclopedia's CEO Jan van der Crabben writes about the organization's 10-year history. Ancient History Encyclopedia just turned ten! On 25 August 2009, we officially launched the Ancient History Encyclopedia website by...
[The Greatest Chinese Literature] The Dream of the Red Chamber Book I, Part 1 (by Xueqin Cao)
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[The Greatest Chinese Literature] The Dream of the Red Chamber Book I, Part 1 (by Xueqin Cao)

The main text starts at 1:18 mark. This book is one of the Four Great Classical Novels of China, and considered the greatest of them all. This book is truly epic in its scope, diverse and deep characters and delivery. If you want to try the...
Nanshe
Definition by Joshua J. Mark

Nanshe

Nanshe (also known as Nanse, Nazi) is the Sumerian goddess of social justice and divination, whose popularity eventually transcended her original boundaries of southern Mesopotamia toward all points throughout the region in the 3rd millennium...
Chaucer's The Book of the Duchess Full Text & Summary
Article by Joshua J. Mark

Chaucer's The Book of the Duchess Full Text & Summary

The Book of the Duchess is the first major work of the English poet Geoffrey Chaucer (l. c. 1343-1400 CE), best known for his masterpiece The Canterbury Tales, composed in the last twelve years of his life and left unfinished at his death...
The Myth of Etana
Article by Joshua J. Mark

The Myth of Etana

The Myth of Etana is the story of the Sumerian antediluvian King of Kish who ascends to heaven on an eagle to request the Plant of Birth from the gods so that he might have a son. Etana is named as the first king of Kish in the Sumerian King...
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