THE CULTURE OF THE MACABRE AND MORS VIVENS IN MEDIEVAL ENGLISH POEMS: PEARL, BEVIS OF HAMPTON, AND THE DISPUTACIONE BETWYX THE BODY AND THE
WORMES
THE CULTURE OF THE MACABRE AND MORS VIVENS IN MEDIEVAL ENGLISH POEMS: PEARL, BEVIS OF HAMPTON, AND THE DISPUTACIONE BETWYX THE BODY AND THE
WORMES
Author(s): Hülya Tafli DüzgünSubject(s): Cultural history, Middle Ages, Comparative Study of Literature, Other Language Literature
Published by: Editura Pro Universitaria
Keywords: Middle Ages; Medieval England; Middle English Poems; Manuscript; Illumination; Macabre; Afterlife;
Summary/Abstract: The culture of the macabre is always at the centre of life in the Middle Ages due to contagious disease, famine, war, the lack of hospices and medicine, and infant mortality. Living in such a culture in medieval England requires a familiarization with the fear of sudden death. To prepare for death, medieval people avoid sin, perform good works, take part in the sacraments, and keep to the teachings of the scholastic theologians. In this context, this paper will explore how the culture of the macabre and afterlife are understood in the Middle English Pearl Poem, Bevis of Hampton, and The Disputacione betwyx the Body and the Wormes.
Journal: Cogito - Multidisciplinary research Journal
- Issue Year: 2017
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 88-92
- Page Count: 5
- Language: English