ＡＮＮＡ - Ancient & Classical 1

Noch heute wirken sich genieästhetischen Prämissen verpflichtete Werturteile auch auf die mediävistische Germanistik aus. Blieb die gesetzte Dichotomie von klassischer Blüte und epigonalem Verfall b……続きを見る

The role of commentary as a basic method of research used broadly in both Classical Antiquity and the Middle Ages still awaits further analysis. Commentary as a research and didactic method becomes ……続きを見る

A new look at how reading was practised and represented in England from the seventh century to the beginnings of the print era, finding many kinships between reading cultures across the medieval lon……続きを見る

Identifies and investigates international medievalism through three distinct strands: "Internationally Nationalist", "Someone Else's Past?", and "Activist Medievalism". Medievalism - the reception o……続きを見る

An exploration of the many depictions of Charlemagne in the Italian tradition of chivalric narratives in verse and prose. Chivalric tales and narratives concerning Charlemagne were composed and circ……続きを見る

Die Handschriften der um die Mitte des 13. Jahrhunderts entstandenen Bibelbearbeitung, die als Biblia pauperum bezeichnet wird, enthalten nicht einen fortlaufenden Text, sondern eine Folge von Bilde……続きを見る

In dieser Studie wird untersucht, wie mittelalterliche und frühneuzeitliche (Kultur-)Geschichte in deutsch-jüdischen Periodika der Jahre 1837–1938 aufgenommen, dargestellt und bewertet worden ist. M……続きを見る

Essays bringing out the richness and vibrancy of pre-modern textual culture in all its variety. Linne R. Mooney, Emeritus Professor of Palaeography at the University of York, has significantly advan……続きを見る

Essays bringing out the richness of the hitherto neglected Charlemagne tradition in medieval Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Wales and Ireland. The reception of the Charlemagne legends among Nordi……続きを見る

The Gospel of Thomas, one of the most intriguing and enigmatic texts discovered in the Nag Hammadi Library, offers a unique and thought-provoking window into early Christian thought. Unlike the narr……続きを見る

Essays from the Stoic philosopher instructing how to find happiness in a world full of adversity. Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BCE–65 CE) was a Roman Stoic philosopher, dramatist, statesman, and advisor……続きを見る

The themes of tribalism and medievalism unite this wide-ranging collection of essays. Essays address queer medievalisms in and around Gwen Lally's historical pageants and Radclyffe Hall's The Well o……続きを見る

The Gospel of Thomas, one of the most intriguing and enigmatic texts discovered in the Nag Hammadi Library, offers a unique and thought-provoking window into early Christian thought. Unlike the narr……続きを見る

**A focused study of an ancient myth and its reception, which provokes new consideration of how myth in general can challenge social norms.**Analyzing the visual and literary transformations of the ……続きを見る

The Greatest Classics of Roman Literature masterfully curates an expansive array of works that span the vast chronological and stylistic spectrum of Roman literary heritage. Moving seamlessly from t……続きを見る

Perhaps in defiance of expectations, Roman peace (pax) was a difficult concept that resisted any straightforward definition: not merely denoting the absence or aftermath of war, it consisted of many……続きを見る

Mit dem Codex Manesse beherbergt die Heidelberger Universitätsbibliothek den wohl berühmtesten und umfangreichsten Prachtkodex seiner Zeit. Das reich illustrierte Liederbuch ist nicht nur ein Kleino……続きを見る

Walküren entschieden in der nordischen Mythologie über das Geschick von Kämpfern auf dem Schlachtfeld. Auch andere Frauen treten in den isländischen Heldensagen als starke und einflussreiche Figuren……続きを見る

Uncovers the female voices, lived experiences, and spiritual insights encoded by the imagery of textiles in the Middle Ages. For millennia, women have spoken and read through cloth. The literature a……続きを見る

The Renaissance Battle for Rome examines the rhetorical battle fought simultaneously between a wide variety of parties (individuals, groups, authorities) seeking prestige or legitimacy through the l……続きを見る

This book explores resistance as a widespread motif in medieval romance to consider themes of consent, gender, and desire. Medieval romance is usually considered a genre that celebrates love, desire……続きを見る

The Homeric Centos, a poem that is Homeric in style and biblical in theme, is a dramatic illustration of the creative cultural and religious dialogue between Classical Antiquity and Christianity tak……続きを見る

Nel mito esiodeo della creazione del mondo Crono divora i suoi figli e Zeus ingoia Meti, la sua prima sposa: cosa si cela dietro questi pasti cannibaleschi degli dèi? Perché Zeus celebra con un banc……続きを見る

This book assesses a narrow but vital – and so far understudied – part of Roman women's lives: puberty, preparation for pregnancy, pregnancy and childbirth. Bringing together for the first time the ……続きを見る

How did authors such as Jonson, Spenser, Donne and Milton think about the past lives of the words they used? Hannah Crawforth shows how early modern writers were acutely attuned to the religious and……続きを見る

The book is written mainly for students to enable them better to appreciate and enjoy Euripides' Andromache. Its presentation seeks to combine depth of analysis with clarity and accessibility. It di……続きを見る

Studies of the fairy tale describe different interpretations of the form and theories of its origin and transmission. Introduction by Derek Brewer. The aim of this book is to discuss the characteris……続きを見る

An examination into aspects of the sexual as depicted in a variety of medieval texts, from Chaucer and Malory to romance and alchemical treatises. It is often said that the past is a foreign country……続きを見る

Introduction by Derek Brewer. The aim of this book is to discuss the characteristics of the traditional fairy tale in Europe and North America, and various theories of its development and interpreta……続きを見る

It is often said that the past is a foreign country where they do things differently, and perhaps no type of "doing" is more fascinating than sexual desires and behaviours. Our modern view of mediev……続きを見る