Literary studies: classical, early & medieval books

This book offers an innovative study of the uses of writing in early medieval England during a pivotal century of...  Read More >>

Emily Wilson reflects on the power of language to evolve our understanding of the past  Read More >>

What is luck? What is the significance of luck for our ethical and political lives? Could it be the case that luck...  Read More >>

Nonnus of Panopolis's Dionysiaca is the longest and most ambitious epic poem to survive from Greco-Roman antiquity....  Read More >>

Letter writing in the Northumbrian Kingdom offers a pioneering...  Read More >>

Nonnus of Panopolis's Dionysiaca is the longest and most ambitious epic poem to survive from Greco-Roman antiquity....  Read More >>

A creative and analytical study of important facets of classical Persian poetry.  Read More >>

Explores the intricately crafted rhetorical strategies used by al-Jahiz in his letters.  Read More >>

The study of classical Latin literature has long suffered from an idealized isolation, treated by subsequent centuries...  Read More >>

This book explores how Virgil uses his three major works to construct a systematic, evolving discourse on the nature...  Read More >>

The transition from the fractured, blood-soaked decades of the Late Roman Republic to the nascent stability of the...  Read More >>

Scholarly essays examine the enduring allure of Arthurian legends—from medieval texts to modern adaptations across...  Read More >>

An innovative teaching guide reinterprets an ancient epic by linking its Bronze Age roots to contemporary issues...  Read More >>

Essays and translations by modern-day scholars organised along the principles of the Arabic narrative tradition....  Read More >>

This book demonstrates how Chaucer uses the Bible in The Canterbury Tales as an authoritative literary source and...  Read More >>

Administration and Economy in Early Babylonian Society unlocks 4,000-year-old business records from Mesopotamia,...  Read More >>

Acclaimed author and translator Sophus Helle considers an ancient creation story with themes of humanity, class...  Read More >>

Redefining Faith in Dante’s ""Divine Comedy"" offers a bold reinterpretation of one of the world’s most studied...  Read More >>

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

Gary Burge's study explores the Roman context for Colossians and demonstrates how Paul's gospel would overturn the...  Read More >>

This book explores that transformation, tracing the evolution of Roman literature as an ideological battleground...  Read More >>

In the intense, highly competitive arena of Roman public life, a politician's survival and success depended entirely...  Read More >>

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

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

Gary Burge's study explores the Roman context for Colossians and demonstrates how Paul's gospel would overturn the...  Read More >>