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The Humanistic Tradition, 4/e
Gloria K. Fiero
Patterns of Medieval Life

Chapter Outline

  1. The Germanic Tribes
    1. origins and impact on Rome
    2. basic characteristics of Germanic society
    3. Germanic law and literature: Beowulf
    4. Germanic art and its influence
  2. Charlemagne and the Charlemagne Renaissance
    1. establishment of the Holy Roman Empire
    2. rebirth of classical learning
    3. illuminated manuscripts
  3. Feudal Society
    1. disintegration of the Charlemagne Empire
    2. development of feudalism
    3. culture of the feudal nobility
      1. the Song of Roland
      2. the Norman castle
      3. the Bayeux Tapestry
    4. manorialism and the medieval serf
    5. the Christian Crusades
    6. the medieval romance and courtly love
      1. Lancelot
      2. troubadour poetry
    7. the rise of medieval towns








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