Literary studies: classical, early & medieval books

Die Bildung regionaler Identität im norddeutschen Kulturraum im Mittelalter  Read More >>

Lysistrata is the most notorious of Aristophanes’ comedies. First staged in 411 BCE, its action famously revolves...  Read More >>

In this first introduction to Plautus’ Trinummus, students and non-specialists alike are guided through the themes,...  Read More >>

In this first introduction to Plautus’ Trinummus, students and non-specialists alike are guided through the themes,...  Read More >>

Lysistrata is the most notorious of Aristophanes’ comedies. First staged in 411 BCE, its action famously revolves...  Read More >>

Technical automation – the ability of man-made (or god-made) objects to move and act autonomously – is not just...  Read More >>

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Ovid's gruesome tale of rape, mutilation, and revenge, transformed into Philomena and retold in French octosyllables,...  Read More >>

Accompanied by comprehensive introductions and here translated into English for the first time, the two texts presented...  Read More >>

Medieval Literature and Social Politics brings together seventeen articles by literary historian Stephen Knight....  Read More >>

This volume brings together nineteen important articles by Pamela M. King, one of the foremost British scholars...  Read More >>

This volume presents the analysis, English translation, and critical edition of the Latin text of The Little History...  Read More >>

A ubiquitous presence in European chivalric literature, the multifaceted figure of the Saracen Other plays a vital...  Read More >>

In Saying All That Can Be Said, Keith McMahon presents the first full analysis of the sexually explicit portrayals...  Read More >>

A survey of the different literary forms adopted by history writers after the Conquest, exploring why and for what...  Read More >>

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This volume presents essays by Adela Yarbro Collins on the Gospel of Mark originally published between 1993 and...  Read More >>

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"Lawrence L. Lynch has authored a gripping book titled ""The Last Stroke: A Detective Story"". The mystery murder...  Read More >>

Traces the story of Arthur's rule, from his first encounter with Guinevere and the quest for the Holy Grail to the...  Read More >>

'The Danish History, Books I-IX' is an extraordinary historical work authored by Saxo Grammaticus, a renowned Danish...  Read More >>

Analyses the translations of the Eclogues, Georgics and the Aeneid to reflect the cultural influence of Virgil over...  Read More >>

"The Latin editions of the tragedies of ""Seneca"", from 1478 to 1878, are studied in order to identify the development...  Read More >>

Kathy Eden reveals the unexplored classical rhetorical theory at the heart of iconic Renaissance literary works....  Read More >>