Chaucer was deeply influenced by Boccaccio’s work. This led to the writing of “The Canterbury Tales”, considered an example of revolutionary storytelling at the time. […]
The part of “The Decameron” that gets the most attention is Boccaccio’s introduction, in which he details the horrors that the Black Death had wrought on the city of Florence. […]
While ‘consilia’ had been a literary tradition before the arrival of the plague, between 1348 and 1350, there was a veritable flood of them being produced by medical professionals throughout the medieval world. […]
During the Great Mortality, the most widespread artistic expression was death dancing around humans, becoming the great equalizer between all levels of society. […]
A long-standing tradition in the medieval world was building transi tombs for the dead. This tradition became more popular during the Black Death. […]
Although the Black Death was wiping out population in Europe, many medieval artists gave unique expression to this tragedy. […]
The persecution of the Jews started during the crusading fervor in 1095, before the Black Death entered Europe. The horrific acts further magnified when the plague hit the European shores. […]
The Jews proved to be a convenient scapegoat for a population desperately looking for someone to blame for the horrific Black Death. […]
The spread of the Black Death further divided the medieval society. This was just the beginning of the horrific scapegoating of the Jews in Europe. […]
With Hitler committing suicide, the Third Reich ceased to exist on May 2, 1945. It brought an end to a global catastrophe in which nearly 55 million people lost their lives. […]
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