A imagem da mulher medieval em O Sonho (1399) e Curial e Guelfa (c.1460)
The purpose of this lecture is to present and analyse the image of the feminine gender in two Catalan literary works: The Dream (1399) and Curial and Guelfa (c.1460).
As Sagradas Escrituras orientam, educam e salvam
A educação monástica de Guiberto de Nogent (c.1055-1125)
The article analyses aspects of the medieval monastic education in the XIth century and the doubts raised by the teachers of that time about the use of texts from the pagan classical literature. As base for our analysis, we took the moralizing testimony of benedictine abbot Guibert of Nogent (c.1055-1125).
A Tragédia de Caldesa (c.1458)
Multilingual Joan Roís de Corella – The Relevance of a Fifteenth-Century Classic of the Crown of Aragon.
O Espelho de Reis (1341-1344), do galego Álvaro Pais
Analysis of the Mirror of Kings by Galician Álvaro Pais.
A Igreja Católica e a escravidão
According to its detractors, the Catholic Church would have supported the slave system, especially what happened in Africa in the modern period (XVI-XIX centuries). Is this true?