Literary studies: classical, early & medieval books

This book shows how sleep and the spaces in which it takes place animate ethical codes and emotive scripts, shaping...  Read More >>

Der Band verbindet umfassende Untersuchungen Karl-Wilhelm Niebuhrs zur Bedeutung von Tora und Weisheit im Frühjudentum...  Read More >>

A collection of drawings of 330 cuneiform tablet, found in the academic papers of W. G. Lambert, one of the foremost...  Read More >>

Konventionelle Tischmanieren sind ein Kennzeichen jeder zivilisierten Gesellschaft. Doch warum wurden gerade im...  Read More >>

""Der Klassische Philologe Heinz-Gunther Nesselrath ist fur seine umfangreichen wissenschaftlichen Arbeiten und...  Read More >>

The tales of Matiere de France are normative machines that capture not only the juridicity of judiciary practices...  Read More >>

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The tales of Matiere de France are normative machines that capture not only the juridicity of judiciary practices...  Read More >>

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission...  Read More >>

This volume includes a wide range of studies on pain and its representation in texts and non-literary remains of...  Read More >>

This collection of essays by a leading authority on Suetonius, one of our most significant historical sources for...  Read More >>

"Der vorliegende Sammelband untersucht die Konzepte, Methoden und Inhalte der Auslegung autoritativer religiöser...  Read More >>

Presents the first comprehensive study of the material aspects of the oldest surviving manuscripts of Latin secular...  Read More >>

Together with ""Critical Notes on Virgil"" (De Gruyter 2016), this volume offers an enlightening complement to the...  Read More >>

Classical and Medieval Literature CriticismM assembles and contextualizes critical responses to the works of writers...  Read More >>

Presents literary criticism on the works of writers of the period 1400-1800. Critical essays are selected from leading...  Read More >>

First full-length study of the notion and concept of old age in early medieval England.  Read More >>

An examination of what dialogues and direct speech in Old Norse literature can convey and mean, beyond their immediate...  Read More >>

During the Middle Ages, the arresting motif of the walled garden - especially in its manifestation as a sacred or...  Read More >>

An investigation into texts specifically addressed to women sheds new light on female literary cultures.  Read More >>

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Gegenstand dieses Bandes ist der Basler Edelstein - eine der fruhesten erhaltenen Handschriften von Ulrich Boners...  Read More >>

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An illustrious scholar presents an elegant, concise, and generously illustrated exploration of Alexander the Great's...  Read More >>

Tractate Mo'ed Qatan, in addition to discussing the mid-festivals of Passover and Sukkot, is the primary source...  Read More >>