ESOL 1312 RESEARCH PAPER TOPICS

Dr. J. Kline, Spring 2006 

Choose three topics you would be interested in investigating for your research paper.
 You will consult with your teacher to make the final choice.


Leonardo da Vinci’s Contributions to Art and Science. (V, 199-229)(Readers Encyclopedia)
 
Martin Luther: His Life and Contributions (VI, 341-79)(Readers Encyclopedia)

The Literature of  the Early Icelanders (IV, 504-91030-36)(Readers Encyclopedia)

The Plays of Euripides: The Portrayal of Strong Women (II, 400-19)(Readers Encyclopedia)(Readers Encyclopedia)

The Origin of Greek Drama (II, 230-33) (Readers Encyclopedia)

Antigone (II, 384-400) (Readers Encyclopedia)

Homer and Hollywood: The Story of Troy in Film (II, 33-6,55-9) (Readers Encyclopedia)

The Concept of the Hero from Homer to El Cid (II 57-9; IV, 239-44, 459-61, 489-91) (Readers Encyclopedia)

El Cid and Other Medieval Heroes (IV, 459-60, 1030-36) (Readers Encyclopedia)

Lazarillo de Tormes and the Rascals that Follow (VII, 67, 298) (Readers Encyclopedia)

The Influence of Moslem Culture  on Spanish Literature (IV, 95, 910) (Readers Encyclopedia)

Ancient Babylonia: Its Contribution to Western Civilization (I, 218-64)

The Contributions of Muslims to Medicine in the Middle Ages (IV, 245-49) (Readers Encyclopedia)

The Contributions of  Muslims to Science in the Middle Ages (IV, 239-41)

Petrarch: The Father of the Renaissance (V, 3ff) (Readers Encyclopedia)

The People of Homer’s Greece (II, 44-54) (Readers Encyclopedia)

Four Medieval Epics that Everyone Should Read and Why (IV, 1030-36) (Readers Encyclopedia)

Rome’s Contributions to Literature (III, 326-30) (Readers Encyclopedia)

Girolomo Savanarola: Reformer or Spoiler? (V, 143 ff)

 Avecina’s Life and Contributions (IV, 247-9)

 Averroes’ Life and Contributions (IV, 333)

 Spanish Literature of the Middle Ages. (VI, 698)

 Ptolomy’s World View (III, 502-3)

The Moslem Libraries of Spain (VI, 635-88)

The Council at Nicea (325 AD)

Beowulf and Grendel: Good vs Evil (IV, 489-91) (Readers Encyclopedia)

Aristotle and Christianity (Vol. IV, see index)

Masada: The Final Revolt of the Jews (III, see index)

La Celestina: Fernando de Rojas (Readers Encyclopedia)

Cervantes: Don Quijote de la Mancha (Readers Encyclopedia)

Various plays of Shakespeare: (Choose one)(Readers Encyclopedia)

The Iliad of Homer(Readers Encyclopedia)

Dante: The Devine Comedy (Readers Encyclopedia)

Shakespear’s Sonnets (Readers Encyclopedia)

The Confessions of St. Augustine (Readers Encyclopedia)

Virgil’s Aeneid (Readers Encyclopedia)

The Sonnets of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (Readers Encyclopedia)