Literary studies: classical, early & medieval books

"This volume is the first attempt to reconsider the entire corpus of an ancient canonical author through the lens...  Read More >>

William of Norwich is the name of a young boy purported to have been killed by Jews in or about 1144, thus becoming...  Read More >>

The collection of medieval manuscripts at Pembroke College is an important one. Its most striking feature is that...  Read More >>

Essays on the use, and misuse, of the Middle Ages for political aims.  Read More >>

Comparing works by the two most prolific authors of the era, Byrhtferth of Ramsey and Ælfric of Eynsham, Rebecca...  Read More >>

"This volume is the first attempt to reconsider the entire corpus of an ancient canonical author through the lens...  Read More >>

Argues for the need to rethink the place of late Hellenistic literature within the wider landscape of Greek and...  Read More >>

An edition and accompanying translation of this late C13th anthology of early Middle English verse.  In addition...  Read More >>

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Der Band bietet eine kommentierte Neuedition von vier Tiroler Fastnachtspielen des 15. Jahrhunderts: Tanawaschel,...  Read More >>

A strikingly original approach to Beowulf, linking its structure to the dynastic life-cycle.  Read More >>

Winner of the 2021 Frank S. and Elizabeth D. Brewer Prize of the American Society of Church History Winner of the...  Read More >>

This book explores the reign of Constantine the Great (306–337) and, more generally, the political history of the...  Read More >>

This book presents a range of approaches to the study of Old Norse poetry in performance. This book will be of great...  Read More >>

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The 2000th anniversary of Ovid's death, in 2017-2018, led to an upsurge in conferences and publications dedicated...  Read More >>

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"This thesis analyses the fundamental role of the Arthurian kingdom in the Arthurian narrative of the twelfth century....  Read More >>

Medieval Manuscripts in the Digital Age explores one major manuscript repository’s digital presence and poses timely...  Read More >>

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Studies violent temporal clashes that are written into the medieval vision of annus domini. Through a select group...  Read More >>

Explores the complex interconnection of scent and magic in the Greco-Roman world between 800 BCE and CE 600, drawing...  Read More >>

Taking as a key turning point the self-fashioning of the first Roman emperor Augustus, Jennifer Finn revisits the...  Read More >>

"This thesis analyses the fundamental role of the Arthurian kingdom in the Arthurian narrative of the twelfth century....  Read More >>