Literary studies: classical, early & medieval books

Through a series of close readings of selected short poems and Lydgate's Troy Book, Fall of Princes, and Siege of...  Read More >>

The virgin martyr vitae in Ælfric's Old English Lives of Saints recount the stories of young women who renounce...  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 >>

A thrilling study of the greatest of all epic poems, by one of the world's leading classicists Homer's Iliad is...  Read More >>

This book is a collection of essays by current scholars spanning a range of topics and time periods that reflect...  Read More >>

Ancient Greek Heroes, Athletes, Poetry centers on masterpieces of ancient Greek literature, from the Iliad and Odyssey...  Read More >>

This new edition of Cicero's Brutus by Douglas R. Thomas presents the first comprehensive study of the transmission...  Read More >>

Paul Kosmin argues that the coast—not individual shores, but the coast as such—was fundamental to ancient history....  Read More >>

This book explores first-hand Dunhuang manuscripts from a period of over 700 years, from 220 to 960, and as such...  Read More >>

The 27 studies in the volume address the issue of the value and relevance of classical antiquity today, as reflected...  Read More >>

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The volume explores the wide-ranging concept of the past as expressed through myth and early history and as reflected...  Read More >>

Directs scholarly focus towards a deeper appreciation of medievalist trends in the Elizabethan literary landscape...  Read More >>

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Yiannis Gabriel examines what ancient Greek myths can teach us about the troubles and challenges of our 'post-truth'...  Read More >>

The Bulletin of the John Rylands Library is a long-running journal that publishes research complementary to the...  Read More >>

This volume contains the first Italian translation and the first extensive commentary of the judicial oration Against...  Read More >>

The moment I chose to write this book to outsource Odia literature, a part of my commitment as a historian impels...  Read More >>

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The Routledge Companion to Global Chaucer offers 40 chapters by leading scholars working with contemporary, theoretical,...  Read More >>

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The epic is an ancient, diverse, and global art form. This Very Short Introduction aims to showcase the scope and...  Read More >>