Literary studies: classical, early & medieval books

The Element adopts a historical approach to explore the psychological functioning of Cleopatra VII, the last ruler...  Read More >>

The Element adopts a historical approach to explore the psychological functioning of Cleopatra VII, the last ruler...  Read More >>

Aims to probe beyond the perception of 'love and death' as a constant theme of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century...  Read More >>

A provocative Restoration comedy by William Wycherley, exploring themes of deception and desire in 17th century...  Read More >>

Poor Folk Dostoevsky In 1840s St. Petersburg the ageing copyist Makar Dievushkin is, with various degrees of subtlety,...  Read More >>

Discover Roswitha of Gandersheim's 10th-century Latin plays, inspired by Terence, exploring themes of faith, martyrdom,...  Read More >>

""Petronius"" offers a fascinating glimpse into the decadent and vibrant world of ancient Rome during the 1st century...  Read More >>

""Petronius"" offers a fascinating glimpse into the decadent and vibrant world of ancient Rome during the 1st century...  Read More >>

Keine ausführliche Beschreibung für ""Kritischer Kommentar zur Edition der Menander-Fragmente"" verfügbar.  Read More >>

Time, Tripods, Textiles, and Trees focuses on metaphorical and metonymical elements in the Odyssey to better understand...  Read More >>

A sweeping account of how we are at our most human when we turn away from the pains of the world. Why do we look...  Read More >>

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Around 1700, England saw a heated public debate about the soul's immortality. Two unlikely figures--a lawyer and...  Read More >>

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Exploring 'early globalism and Chinese literature' through the lens of 'literary diffusion,' this Element analyzes...  Read More >>

Exploring 'early globalism and Chinese literature' through the lens of 'literary diffusion,' this Element analyzes...  Read More >>

""Situates Chaucer's proverbs in their premodern cultural and intellectual contexts, arguing that Chaucer places...  Read More >>

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The eminent classicist and historian delves into Homer's Iliad and Odyssey to tell for the first time the previously...  Read More >>

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This is the first book-length, interdisciplinary investigation into the relationship between animals and the rational...  Read More >>

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