Literary studies: classical, early & medieval books

New readings and interpretations of many of the most essential passages in Augustine's Confessions, mainly based...  Read More >>

Commenting on the Bible was the principal way in which early medieval Christians conducted the work of theology;...  Read More >>

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

This book introduces a novel approach to the analysis and practice of persuasive speaking and writing: heuristic...  Read More >>

L'Histoire des malheurs d'Abelard, adressee a un ami is a master work of narration and psychological analysis. This...  Read More >>

The Vie nouvelle, first great lyrical text in popular language, marks the birth - in prose and verse - of autobiography....  Read More >>

A masterpiece of malice and humor, Les Quinze Joyes de mariage is a work characteristic of the transition period...  Read More >>

This is the first book-length examination of the notion of gendered politics in Sophocles’ Trachiniae. Making use...  Read More >>

This volume explores various models of representing temporality in ancient Greek and Roman literature to elucidate...  Read More >>

The present volume aims to offer a panorama of what people ate and how did they do it in the Iberian Peninsula from...  Read More >>

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This volume opens the world of Old Yiddish to scholars and students of Yiddish and Jewish Studies alike. It is a...  Read More >>

Der in der Uberlieferung als Meister Alexander oder Wilder Alexander bezeichnete Dichter wirkte wohl seit etwa 1250...  Read More >>

Kabeiroi, Tereus, Alcmaeon in Corinth, Alexandros, Cresphontes, Cretans, Ino, Melanippe Wise, Hypsipyle, Palamedes,...  Read More >>

A groundbreaking examination of ecological thought in medieval England. While the scale of today’s crisis is unprecedented,...  Read More >>

""Telling the Truth as It Comes Up is a landmark collection of talks and essays by one of our greatest poets, Alice...  Read More >>

Punchdrunk on the Classics: Experiencing Immersion in The Burnt City and Beyond draws attention to Punchdrunk’s...  Read More >>

A groundbreaking examination of ecological thought in medieval England. While the scale of today’s crisis is unprecedented,...  Read More >>

Don Vampiro es una monografía que investiga la creación y desarrollo del arquetipo del vampiro seductor haciendo...  Read More >>

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

This book examines the career of the Roman poet Horace, one of the greatest writers in Roman literature. It introduces...  Read More >>

This work breaks new ground by considering the ancient and medieval reception of Alexander the Great from a gender...  Read More >>

Five textual fragments (plus an indirect reference and an isolated word) of Sophocles' Laocoon are preserved from...  Read More >>

The adoption of literary prose in Romance literature since the beginning of the 13th century is one of the most...  Read More >>

For all readers interested in the history of moral and political philosophy, religious ethics, and the influence...  Read More >>