Essay On The Medieval Period

Medieval Period

After the classical period the structure of society was a mess. After the trojan war the Medieval period was the one to bring in the more civilized society. Having a more civilized structure brought in new ideas and a more structured government. The base of the Medieval period was Italian scholars and academics on the base of academics was only making slow progress across the world. The most horrific event of the Medieval period would be the Dark Ages. In the article Dark Ages the author states, “Dark Ages,;the early medieval period of western European history... disappearance of urban life” (Britannica 1). Dark Ages could affect the poetry by making the poetry very dark because there was no established government or established religion until after the Dark Ages. There were many defining characteristics of the medieval period the biggest one of the characteristics were; the building of the Feudalism and Manorial system of Government. . After the classical period there was not actual government but the the medieval period brought in the start of feudalism and manorial. In the article, The Medieval Period: Some Important Points by Rich Larson, for Larson states, “ This was also the time of feudalism and the manorial system...respect called homage” (Larson 1). The manorial and feudalism brought order to the government. The poetry would be affected by the amount of war that progressing throughout the period. The period brought in new ideas to improve society and the images of the society as portrayed throughout the era.

The Renaissance Period

After the fall of the Roman Empire and the Dark Ages of the Medieval Period, the Renaissance Period brought in the concept of rebirth of societies structure and the...

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The Neoclassical period or the Age of Enlightenment was mainly focused on morals and innate principles. Not having a strong religion but a strong government going into the romantic period brought war and different religion to the romantic Era. Religion was really big as many groups were pulling away from Christianity and forming other religions. One religion was puritan also mean pure. The puritans believed in having our faith and not relying on god for one certain item. The literature of the Romantic period was strong as the literature was mostly known for the images that were portrayed and the huge use of imagination and nature. The poetry would be affected by the image of perfection that i portrayed by society. The image of nature bring in deeper meaning to every poem and helps the mood be deeper.