Author Archives: Josh Frazier

This would be a possible question for the second part of the exam. “In the beginning of the semester we discussed the necessity of keeping opinion and presumptions out of our study of medieval texts.  After a semester of reading … Continue reading →

For my paper, I would focus on the medieval romance texts such as the Erle of Tolous and others that appear in MS Ashmole 61. The purpose for focusing on these texts would be to provide an understanding of the … Continue reading →

When we discussed the “Erle of Tolous” yesterday, I kept thinking about Christine de Pizan and how and her push for prudence in society rather than rely on virtue, which she claims, “The better and more virtuous a lady is, … Continue reading →

In our discussion of “The Debate of the Carpenter’s Tools” it was mentioned that this text occurs in no other manuscript, that it exists solely in Ashmole 61. As Meaghan said in her blog post, it seems, at first, like … Continue reading →

When we read “Saint Eustace”, we discussed the importance of family dynamics within the poem.  It was interesting that there was almost very little time paid to the actual Christening of Placydas or his family and there was also very … Continue reading →

During our discussion of Medieval anthologies versus modern anthologies the topic arose about what constitutes a “Modern Anthology”.  In Lindsay’s blog post she says that modern anthologies are based on research and the exclusion and inclusion of certain pieces of … Continue reading →

I admit that I was having a difficult time grasping some of the concepts that we discussed in class Tuesday.  In Gastle’s article, to suggest that there are and aren’t major correlations between historic events (The Great Schism, The Peasant … Continue reading →