Literary studies: classical, early & medieval books

In der Traumliteratur wird das weibliche Geschlecht («der dunkle Kontinent») stets als begehrtes Objekt männlicher...  Read More >>

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Challenging the long-standing idea that translations do not bear the same literary or historical weight as the supposed...  Read More >>

Explores materiality in Middle English anchoritic texts, encompassing guidance literature, hagiographies, miracle...  Read More >>

This book reevaluates our conception of the Christianization of Scandinavia in the Early Middle Ages in the context...  Read More >>

Sueton ist heute vornehmlich fur seine Biographien der ersten zwolf Kaiser Roms bekannt. Daneben verfasste er aber...  Read More >>

In twenty-five chapters by leading scholars, this volume propagates a nuanced understanding of Byzantine ""literature"",...  Read More >>

Disorienting Empire is the first book to examine Republican Latin poetry's recurring interest in characters who...  Read More >>

Seeks to fully rehabilitate Nepos as a writer emblematic of the Italian intelligentsia  Read More >>

Litterarum dulces fructus presents studies about medieval languages and literature in northern Europe in late antiquity...  Read More >>

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What implications does the (earliest) sexual intercourse have for a romantic relationship on an emotional level?...  Read More >>

Anhand der insgesamt zehn Erzählungen von Israels Murren in der Wüste zeigt Walter Bührer, dass und wie Auslegung...  Read More >>

What implications does the (earliest) sexual intercourse have for a romantic relationship on an emotional level?...  Read More >>

""Immer wenn der Mensch anfangt, seine Zukunft zu planen, fallt im Hintergrund das Schicksal lachend vom Stuhl.""...  Read More >>

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I contributi qui raccolti indagano il fenomeno della traduzione ""orizzontale"", quel processo per cui un testo,...  Read More >>

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Like Philo and Josephus, as well as those who earlier produced the Septuagint and the Hellenistic Jewish fragmentary...  Read More >>

Following the Formula in Beowulf, Örvar-Odds saga, and Tolkien proposes that Beowulf was composed according to a...  Read More >>

This book explores the body’s physical limits and the ways in which the confines of the body are delineated, transgressed,...  Read More >>

This is a book about Roman comedy, ancient theatre imagery, and seven medieval illustrated manuscripts of Terence’s...  Read More >>

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For Xenophon violence was a common phenomenon, since he lived in circumstances of war for many years. This volume...  Read More >>

This commentary on Book 8 of Valerius Maximus' Facta et dicta memorabilia discusses matters of content, textual...  Read More >>