Literary studies: classical, early & medieval books

Offers a comprehensive thematic introduction to a wide range of medieval writings about the outlaw-hero from a series...  Read More >>

The 12th century saw an explosion of interest in the Roman past by authors all over Europe, who were looking for...  Read More >>

Presents the systematic review of the ways in which Anglo-Saxon studies have evolved from their beginnings to the...  Read More >>

Retore colto e alto burocrate, Nicola Mesarite fu testimone oculare del crollo dell'impero e della conseguente frammentazione...  Read More >>

The Cippus of the Forum is reviewed in a new light thanks to the results of laser scanning commissioned by the Soprintendenza...  Read More >>

The fifteen contributions to the multilingual volume together chart Cicero’s presence in the cultural history of...  Read More >>

This volume aims to tease out one of the principal threads of the over-arching theme of what might be termed 'Lost...  Read More >>

This book uses a novel methodology to identify mistranslations of Dreckapotheke (filthy medicaments) to expand our...  Read More >>

We, who are now seeking to ""reconnect"" with nature, would have everything to gain from observing the environment...  Read More >>

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Tolkien on Chaucer, 1913-59 traces Tolkien's career-long engagement with the works of Geoffrey Chaucer and shows...  Read More >>

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Die Erzahlung von 'Flos und Blankeflos' ist mit funf Handschriften das mit Abstand am besten uberlieferte volkssprachige...  Read More >>

Although ancient Greek festivals are well understood on the basis of textual evidence, there is no up-to-date or...  Read More >>

In Elegies for Empire, Gregory Patterson maps out a poetics of memory in the late works of Du Fu, widely considered...  Read More >>

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Featuring work by researchers in the fields of early modern studies, Italian studies, ecclesiastical history and...  Read More >>

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The first book length study of the motif of impotency in poetry from early antiquity through to the late Restoration,...  Read More >>

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In this collection of essays, Adela Yarbro-Collins expertly illustrates a wide variety of scholarly methods for...  Read More >>