Literary studies: classical, early & medieval books

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Homer's Odyssey 101: How to Understand the Greatest Epic Ever Written

Homer's Odyssey 101: How to Understand the Greatest...

Author: Gregory Carlson ,  Gregory Carlson
ISBN: 9781666568998
Format: Audio
$39.57

This course is part of the Learn25 collection.  Read More >>

Le Dit Du Berceau Au Tombeau

Le Dit Du Berceau Au Tombeau

Author: Isabelle Delage-Beland ,  Anne Salamon
ISBN: 9782406128953
Format: Hardback
$139.92

"What is a ""dit,"" literary form in French, whose life spans from the thirteenth to the fifteenth century? This...  Read More >>

The Idea of Epic

The Idea of Epic

Author: J. B. Hainsworth
ISBN: 9780520328433
Format: Paperback
$65.95

Explores the development of the epic genre, the causes of its success in classical literature, and the reasons for...  Read More >>

The Idea of Epic

The Idea of Epic

Author: J. B. Hainsworth
ISBN: 9780520368590
Format: Hardback
$157.95

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The Consolation of Boethius as Poetic Liturgy

The Consolation of Boethius as Poetic Liturgy

Author: Stephen Blackwood (President, President, Ralston College)
ISBN: 9780192864024
Format: Paperback
$80.95

This book shows that Boethius's Consolation of Philosophy aims to affect the listener through the designs of its...  Read More >>

Faulkner’s Reception of Apuleius’ The Golden Ass in The Reivers

Faulkner’s Reception of Apuleius’ The Golden Ass in...

Author: Dr Vernon L. Provencal (Acadia University, Canada)
ISBN: 9781350194878
Format: Paperback
$61.99

An important new study that reveals how Faulkner's final novel, The Reivers, is indebted to The Golden Ass, employing...  Read More >>

Ælfrician Homilies and Varia: Editions, Translations, and Commentary

Ælfrician Homilies and Varia: Editions, Translations,...

Author: Aaron J Kleist (Royalty Account) ,  Robert K. Upchurch (Royalty Account)
ISBN: 9781843845447
Format: Hardback
$388.12

First modern edition and translation of the homilies of one of the most important religious figures of his time....  Read More >>

Dante’s Divine Comedy in Early Renaissance England: The Collision of Two Worlds

Dante’s Divine Comedy in Early Renaissance England:...

Author: Dr Jonathan Hughes (University of Exeter, UK)
ISBN: 9781350146273
Format: Paperback
$49.99

Dante's Divine Comedy in Early Renaissance England compares the intellectual, emotional, and religious world of...  Read More >>

Old English Prose and Verse: An Annotated Selection with Introductions and Notes by

Old English Prose and Verse: An Annotated Selection...

Author: Roger Fowler
ISBN: 9781032225869
Format: Hardback
$221.00

Originally published in 1966, this book provides students of the earliest stage of our literature with a selection...  Read More >>

Dante’s Divine Comedy in Early Renaissance England: The Collision of Two Worlds

Dante’s Divine Comedy in Early Renaissance England:...

Author: Dr Jonathan Hughes (University of Exeter, UK)
ISBN: 9781350146280
Format: Hardback
$150.00

Dante's Divine Comedy in Early Renaissance England compares the intellectual, emotional, and religious world of...  Read More >>

Conquered: The Last Children of Anglo-Saxon England

Conquered: The Last Children of Anglo-Saxon England...

Author: Eleanor Parker
ISBN: 9781788314503
Format: Hardback
$50.00

"""Outstanding."" - The Sunday Times ""Beautifully written."" The Times ""Superbly adroit."" The Spectator ""Excellent.""...  Read More >>

Bild Und Text Auf Römischen Mosaiken: Intermediale Kommunikationsstrategien Im Kontext Der Wohnkultur Des 3.-5. Jahrhunderts

Bild Und Text Auf Römischen Mosaiken: Intermediale Kommunikationsstrategien...

Author: Claudia Schmieder
ISBN: 9783110775365
Format: Hardback
$395.97

In der intensiven Nutzung der Kombination von Bild und Text liegt eine zentrale Innovation römischer Mosaiken des...  Read More >>

Heilseffizienz Aus Gemeinschaftssinn: Die Rosenkranzbruderschaft ALS Innovative Form Der Jenseitsvorsorge Um 1500

Heilseffizienz Aus Gemeinschaftssinn: Die Rosenkranzbruderschaft...

Author: Christian Ranacher
ISBN: 9783110745818
Format: Hardback
$329.97

Die Rosenkranzbruderschaft stellt eine echte Innovation in der Jenseitsvorsorge um 1500 dar. Anders als die lokal...  Read More >>

Brill's Companion to Episodes of 'Heroic' Rape/Abduction in Classical Antiquity and Their Reception

Brill's Companion to Episodes of 'Heroic' Rape/Abduction...

Author: Rosanna Lauriola
ISBN: 9789004505766
Format: Hardback
$469.92

This book is one of the deepest and most up-to-date treatments of the subject of sexual violence, with a focus on...  Read More >>

‚Lieber mit Homer irren‘? Scheinbar unmögliche Autopsien in den Totenbegegnungen frühkaiserzeitlicher Epik

‚Lieber mit Homer irren‘? Scheinbar unmögliche Autopsien...

Author: Andreas Heil
ISBN: 9789004511347
Format: Hardback
$351.12

This monograph examines the literary representation of encounters between the living and the dead in Homer and the...  Read More >>

Reinardus: Yearbook of the International Reynard Society. Volume 33 (2021)

Reinardus: Yearbook of the International Reynard Society....

Author: Richard Trachsler (Universität Zurich) ,  Baudouin van den Abeele (Université catholique de Louvain)
ISBN: 9789027211132
Format: Paperback
$414.00

Reinardus is an international, peer-reviewed journal, which aims to promote comparative research in the fields of...  Read More >>

Scholars and Their Marginalia in Late Imperial China

Scholars and Their Marginalia in Late Imperial China...

Author: Yinzong Wei
ISBN: 9789004508156
Format: Hardback
$316.80

The first book on the “marginalia culture” of late Imperial China, this study introduces the features of marginalia,...  Read More >>

Oedipe-Roi

Oedipe-Roi

Author: Sophocle
ISBN: 9782011886248
Format: Paperback
$41.40

WORK IS IN FRENCH This book is a reproduction of a work published before 1920 and is part of a collection of books...  Read More >>

Oeuvres Complètes de Cicéron: Texte Latin Avec La Traduction Française. T. 14 (Éd.1866-1874)

Oeuvres Complètes de Cicéron: Texte Latin Avec La Traduction...

Author: Ciceron
ISBN: 9782012594470
Format: Paperback
$92.27

Oeuvres complètes de Cicéron: texte latin avec la traduction française de la collection Panckoucke. T. 14 Date de...  Read More >>

Élégies de Properce (Éd.1834)

Élégies de Properce (Éd.1834)

Author: Properce
ISBN: 9782012658462
Format: Paperback
$81.71

Élégies de Properce / traduction nouvelle [et Vie de Properce] par J. Genouille, ... Date de l'édition originale:...  Read More >>

Poèmes Islandais, (Voluspa Vafthrudnismal, Lokasenna), Tirés de l'Edda de Saemund, (Éd.1838)

Poèmes Islandais, (Voluspa Vafthrudnismal, Lokasenna),...

Author: Sans Auteur ,  Collectif
ISBN: 9782012599673
Format: Paperback
$84.35

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The Eleventh and Twelfth Books of Giovanni Villani’s “New Chronicle”

The Eleventh and Twelfth Books of Giovanni Villani’s...

Author: Rala I. Diakité ,  Matthew T. Sneider
ISBN: 9781501518423
Format: Hardback
$200.68

The first full translation of the eleventh and twelfth books of Giovanni Villani's important chronicle – includes...  Read More >>

Città Di Vita - A. LXXVI, N. 5, Settembre-Ottobre 2021: Bimestrale Di Religione Arte E Scienza Della Basilica Di Santa Croce in Firenze

Author: Edizioni Polistampa
ISBN: 9788859622161
Format: Paperback
$39.60

EDITORIALE Antonio Di Marcantonio, «Libertà va cercando, ch'è sì cara» (Pur., I, 71). «Libertà significa responsabilità...  Read More >>

Gli Inni Di Callimaco: Rivisitati Da Lorenzo Braccesi

Gli Inni Di Callimaco: Rivisitati Da Lorenzo Braccesi...

Author: Lorenzo Braccesi
ISBN: 9788891323071
Format: Paperback
$121.44

L'eredita dell'antico (The Legacy of the Ancient, such is the title of the series) also implies the 'reinterpretation'...  Read More >>

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