Literary studies: classical, early & medieval books

In the Middle Ages, the French epic poem exported its formal and thematic heritage beyond its own borders, in terms...  Read More >>

This book examines the power held by the French medieval queens during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries and...  Read More >>

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This is the first complete translation of the poetry of Cao Zhi, a major figure from the formative age of classical...  Read More >>

La satira 9 di Giovenale, pur essendo considerata spesso tra le più riuscite del suo autore, è stata non di rado...  Read More >>

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This volume celebrates six such languages--Ancient Greek, Latin, Old English, Sanskrit, Old Irish, and Biblical...  Read More >>

This volume celebrates six such languages--Ancient Greek, Latin, Old English, Sanskrit, Old Irish, and Biblical...  Read More >>

First full-length study of birds and their metamorphoses as treated in a wide range of medieval poetry, from the...  Read More >>

Drawing on a wealth of sources from different disciplines, the essays here provide a nuanced picture of how medieval...  Read More >>

A collection attesting to the richness and lasting appeal of these short forms of Middle English verse.  Read More >>

A survey of the rituals of the year in Victorian England, showing the influence of the Middle Ages.  Read More >>

Dante's New Life of the Book examines Dante's Vita nuova through its transformations in manuscripts, printed books,...  Read More >>

This book explores a new approach to the study of writing, through the concept of the 'graphosphere'. It presents...  Read More >>

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Essays exploring the great religious and devotional works of the Middle Ages in their manuscript and other contexts....  Read More >>

Cutting-edge and fresh new outlooks on medieval literature, emphasising the vibrancy of the field.  Read More >>

Argues the case for the individual as autonomous moral agent in the later Middle Ages.  Read More >>

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This book is for readers interested in both ancient history and the history of olive oil and wine. Readers will...  Read More >>

Compiled in the early thirteenth century, The Llanthony Stories is a fragmentary collection of exemplaria gathered...  Read More >>

Dante's New Life of the Book examines Dante's Vita nuova through its transformations in manuscripts, printed books,...  Read More >>

Viking Language 2: The Old Norse Reader (Book 2 in The Viking Language Old Norse Icelandic Series) is a language...  Read More >>

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