著者:Heide Estes
出版社: Taylor & Francis
発売日: 2025年10月01日
Literary scholars have traditionally understood landscapes, whether natural or manmade, as metaphors for humanity instead of concrete settings for people's actions. This book accepts the natural wor……続きを見る
Is time gendered? This international, interdisciplinary anthology studies the early modern era to analyse how material objects express, shape, complicate, and extend human concepts of time and how p……続きを見る
著者:Carol J. Clover
出版社: Cornell University Press
発売日: 2019年03月15日
Written in the thirteenth century, the Icelandic prose sagas, chronicling the lives of kings and commoners, give a dramatic account of the first century after the settlement of Icelandーthe period f……続きを見る
著者:Paul S. Atkins
出版社: University of Hawaii Press
発売日: 2025年05月30日
Fujiwara no Teika (1162–1241) was born into an illustrious lineage of poets just as Japan’s ancien régime was ceding authority to a new political order dominated by military power. Overcoming person……続きを見る
In "Dante: His Times and His Work", Arthur John Butler offers an enlightening exploration of Dante Alighieri's life and his literary contributions against the backdrop of the tumultuous socio-politi……続きを見る
In "From Ritual to Romance," Jessie Laidlay Weston embarks on a compelling exploration of the connections between ancient fertility rites and the Arthurian legend of the Holy Grail. Employing a blen……続きを見る
In "Beowulf: An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn," R. W. Chambers delves into the intricate tapestry of Anglo-Saxon literature, offering a comp……続きを見る
In "Studies on the Legend of the Holy Grail," Alfred Trübner Nutt delves into the intricate tapestry of the Grail legend's origins, interpretations, and cultural significance within medieval literat……続きを見る
This carefully crafted ebook: "Beowulf: complete bilingual edition including the original anglo-saxon edition + 3 modern english translations + an extensive study of the poem + footnotes, index and ……続きを見る
Erotic Medievalisms is about the liberatory potential of sexualities, particularly as they relate to medieval histories and modern pleasures. Each of the texts analyzed within subvert norms rooted i……続きを見る
In "The Relation of the Hr√≥lfs Saga Kraka and the Bjarkar√≠mur to Beowulf," Oscar Ludvig Olson meticulously explores the intertextual connections between these three seminal works of Old Norse lite……続きを見る
In "Chaucer," G.K. Chesterton offers a perceptive and engaging exploration of the life and works of Geoffrey Chaucer, often hailed as the father of English literature. Written in Chesterton'Äôs char……続きを見る
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This book examines social and medical responses to the disfigured face in early medieval Europe, arguing that the study of head and facial injurie……続きを見る
In "A History of Bohemian Literature," Francis hrabe Lützow presents a comprehensive survey of Czech literary evolution from its early beginnings to the modern era. Lützow meticulously explores the ……続きを見る
In "Dante: The Central Man of All the World," John T. Slattery undertakes an incisive examination of Dante Alighieri'Äôs multifaceted contributions to literature and philosophy. Through a meticulous……続きを見る
In "Anglo-Saxon Literature," John Earle meticulously examines the rich tapestry of early English writings, spanning from the poetic grandeur of Beowulf to the vivid allegories of religious texts. Ea……続きを見る
The First Crusade was arguably one of the most significant events of the Middle Ages. It was the only event to generate its own epic cycle, the Old French Crusade Cycle. The central trilogy at the h……続きを見る
The thirteen chapters in this collection open up new horizons for the study of biblical drama by putting special emphasis on multitemporality, the intersections of biblical narrative and performance……続きを見る
In "Studies on the Legend of the Holy Grail," Alfred Tr√ºbner Nutt delves into the intricate tapestry of mythology, literature, and culture surrounding one of Western civilization's most enduring st……続きを見る
Dante Alighieri's "The Divine Comedy: Illustrated, Paradise, Complete" is a monumental work of medieval literature that offers a profound exploration of the soul's journey towards God. Written in th……続きを見る
It depicts the gradual descent into madness of the title character, after he disposes of his kingdom giving bequests to two of his three daughters based on their flattery of him, bringing tragic con……続きを見る
Although courtly literature is often associated with a chivalrous and idyllic life, the fifteen original essays in this collection demonstrate that the quest for love in the world of medieval courtl……続きを見る
著者:Mareike L. Keller
出版社: Springer International Publishing
発売日: 2020年01月03日
This book systematically discusses the link between bilingual language production and its manifestation in historical documents, drawing together two branches of linguistics which have much in commo……続きを見る
R. W. Chambers' 'Beowulf: An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn' serves as a critical scholarly examination of one of the most significant works ……続きを見る
For medieval Christians, Islam presented a series of disquieting challenges, and individual Christians portrayed Muslim culture in varied ways, according to their interests and prejudices. These fif……続きを見る
著者:David A. Wacks
出版社: University of Toronto Press
発売日: 2019年07月17日
Reading crusader fiction against the backdrop of Mediterranean history, this book explains how Iberian authors reimagined the idea of crusade through the lens of Iberian geopolitics and social histo……続きを見る
著者:Thomas Arentzen
出版社: University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.
発売日: 2017年04月03日
According to legend, the Virgin appeared one Christmas Eve to an artless young man standing in one of Constantinople's most famous Marian shrines. She offered him a scroll of papyrus with the injunc……続きを見る
Capitalising on developments in the field over the past decade, Riddles at work provides an up-to-date microcosm of research on the early medieval riddle tradition. The book presents a wide range of……続きを見る
In the epic tale of 'Beowulf' by the mysterious author known only as Anonymous, readers are transported to a world of heroism, loyalty, and monstrous foes. Written in Old English, this literary mast……続きを見る
The facetie, as a literary form, has an ancient lineage, while, if we regard it merely as a humorous tale or jocular anecdote, its history must be almost as old as the first laughs and smiles of pre……続きを見る