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Originally published in 1988. This book offers a very useful source of information on Chaucer’s relationship to the Bible. It contains a detailed chapter on research into this connection and then pr……続きを見る

Originally published in 1968. A critical interpretation of Chaucer's narrative poetry which concentrates on three major groupings - the early love-visions, the ‘tragedye’ of Troilus and Criseyde, an……続きを見る

Originally published in 1994. Chaucer is considered the first major humorist in English literature and is particularly interesting as he reflects the humor of predecessors and contemporaries as well……続きを見る

Originally published in 1981, this second edition built on the success of the first which had established itself as a standard introduction to the poetry of Geoffrey Chaucer. It shows Chaucer not on……続きを見る

Originally published in 1990. This study is of one of the world’s great narrative poems and one of the few long poems in English about physical love. Although this work is often overshadowed by the ……続きを見る

Originally published in 1974. This book discusses those aspects of Chaucer’s art which are concerned with the problem of specific form. These aspects have been concentrated on by the author for Chau……続きを見る

Originally published in 1974. The thirty-six essays of this book were written and assembled in hour of an internationally recognised scholar of medieval literature. Written by a diverse range of con……続きを見る

Originally published in 1964. This book deals wholly with Chaucer’s comic tales. The individual tales are not discussed in isolation but always with reference to the others and to Chaucer’s poetry a……続きを見る

Originally published in 1994. This surveys the origin and development of one of Chaucer’s most problematic characters, Griselda, who through the centuries has challenged the horizon of expectations ……続きを見る

Originally published in 1986. This study asks ‘What problems confront the narrator of a religious story?’ and ‘What different solutions to those problems are offered by the religious narratives of T……続きを見る

Originally published in 1972. This important work of Chaucerian scholarship deals with two aspects of the poet and his work - his individual achievement and his place in history - and demonstrates t……続きを見る

Originally published in 1972. This important work of Chaucerian scholarship deals with two aspects of the poet and his work - his individual achievement and his place in history - and demonstrates t……続きを見る

This book offers analyses of texts from medieval France influenced by Ovid’s myth of Narcissus including the Lay of Narcissus, Alain de Lille’s Plaint of Nature, René d’Anjou’s Love-Smitten Heart, C……続きを見る

The Gender of Money in Middle English Literature: Value and Economy in Late Medieval England explores the vital and under-examined role that gender plays in the conceptualization of money and value ……続きを見る

This book considers the place of deification in the writings of Julian of Norwich and Richard Rolle, two of the fourteenth-century English Mystics. It argues that, as a consequence of a belief in de……続きを見る

The monograph series Oxford Studies in Medieval Literature and Culture showcases the plurilingual and multicultural quality of medieval literature and actively seeks to promote research that not onl……続きを見る

Originally published in 1988. The economic changes and the growth of commerce in fourteenth century England precipitated both social changes and a preoccupation with material wealth. This book exami……続きを見る

This collection investigates how the late-medieval household acted as a sorter, user and disseminator of different kinds of ready information, from the traditional and authoritative to the innovativ……続きを見る

The function of images in the major illustrated English poetic works from the Anglo-Saxon period to the early fifteenth century is the primary concern of this book. Hilmo argues that the illustratio……続きを見る

Practicing shame investigates how the literature of medieval England encouraged women to safeguard their honour by cultivating hypervigilance against the possibility of sexual shame. A combination o……続きを見る

Originally published in 1968. The contribution of eighteenth-century Englishmen to the study of medieval life and literature is fairly well known, but it is commonly assumed that in France, the cent……続きを見る

In the late Middle Ages, Christian conversion could wash a black person's skin whiteーor at least that is what happens when a black sultan converts to Christianity in the English romance King of Tar……続きを見る

Since its founding in 1943, Medievalia et Humanistica has won worldwide recognition as the first scholarly publication in America to devote itself entirely to medieval and Renaissance studies. Since……続きを見る

Cet ouvrage fournit une analyse approfondie de Yvain ou le Chevalier au lion de Chrétien de Troyes avec toutes les clés pour analyse l'œuvre. Retrouvez dans cette analyse approfondie d'Yvain ou le C……続きを見る

The book reflects the social and cultural changes of the Jazz Age, a time of great optimism, decadence, and excess. The stories explore themes of love, wealth, ambition, and disillusionment, as well……続きを見る

The book reflects the cultural and social changes of the Jazz Age, a time characterized by optimism, decadence, and excess. The stories explore themes of love, wealth, ambition, and disillusionment,……続きを見る

Bienvenue dans la collection Les Fiches de lecture d’Universalis Quelle situation la société fit-elle aux femmes aux XIe et XIIe siècles ? Georges Duby s'interrogea sur ce sujet dans son séminaire d……続きを見る

Cosa avevano i bambini della tarda antichità, ai confini dell’Impero romano, sui banchi di scuola per imparare il latino o il greco, prima che l’età riservasse loro ben più lunghe e noiose prove? Da……続きを見る

Bienvenue dans la collection Les Fiches de lecture d’Universalis Dans Yvain, ou le Chevalier au lion, écrit entre 1177 et 1181, Chrétien de Troyes (1135 env.-env. 1183) explore sans vraiment les rés……続きを見る

Bienvenue dans la collection Les Fiches de lecture d’Universalis Une des particularités de Tristan et Iseult, œuvre fondatrice de la littérature occidentale, est qu'il n'en existe pas un seul texte,……続きを見る