MB - Medieval 1

As part of the Samuel Johnson tercentenary commemoration, the University of Georgia Press published the first full scholarly edition of Sir John Hawkins’s Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. (1787). From ……続きを見る

Scyld and Scef is the first comprehensive study of these heroic figures of Germanic legend, featured in much of the literature of the Middle Ages, including Beowulf, The**Anglo-Saxon Chronicle and t……続きを見る

Premessa di I. Pagani e F. Santi. Abbreviazioni. L'IMMAGINE DEL FONDATORE. A. Paravicini Bagliani, Carlo Magno e il concetto d'Europa - F. Stella, Carlo e la sua ombra nelle testimonianze poetiche. ……続きを見る

Poetic elegies for lost or fallen cities are seemingly as old as cities themselves. In the Judeo-Christian tradition, this genre finds its purest expression in the book of Lamentations, which mourns……続きを見る

This book argues that Paradiso – Dante’s vision of Heaven – is not simply affirmative. It posits that Paradiso compensates for disappointment rather than fulfils hopes, and where it moves into joy a……続きを見る

This study offers an introduction to an important branch of Spanish literatureーthe romance, or ballad. Although a great many of these poems have been translated into English by various authors, the……続きを見る

This study offers an introduction to an important branch of Spanish literatureーthe romance, or ballad. Although a great many of these poems have been translated into English by various authors, the……続きを見る

Sarah Kay is one of the most influential medievalists of the past fifty years, making vital, theoretically informed interventions on material from early medieval chansons de geste, through troubadou……続きを見る

Essays on aspects of medieval French literature, celebrating the scholarship of Sarah Kay and her influence on the field. Sarah Kay is one of the most influential medievalists of the past fifty year……続きを見る

This study reveals how women’s visionary texts played a central role within medieval discourses of authorship, reading, and devotion. From the twelfth to the fifteenth centuries, women across northe……続きを見る

Het boek 'Het tweevoudig verbond contra de drievoudige Entente' geschreven door James M. Beck, is een meesterwerk dat diep ingaat op de politieke en diplomatieke relaties tussen landen aan het begin……続きを見る

In An Introduction to the Gawain Poet, John Bowers surveys an expanded selection of the works of Chaucer's anonymous contemporary, considering Sir Gawain and the Green Knight alongside the poet's le……続きを見る

Aspects of the turbulent rule of Richard II freshly examined. The reign of Richard II is well known for its political turmoil as well as its literary and artistic innovations, all areas explored by ……続きを見る

A survey of the different literary forms adopted by history writers after the Conquest, exploring why and for what effects they were used. Histories of Britain composed during the "twelfth-century r……続きを見る

Who is the Pearl-poet? How do ideas about his life and interpretations of his poems shape our understanding of his work in late-medieval Englandーand beyond? In Becoming the Pearl-Poet: Perceptions,……続きを見る

In A Diabolical Voice**, Justine L. Trombley traces the afterlife of the** Mirror of Simple Souls**, which circulated anonymously for two centuries in four languages, though not without controversy ……続きを見る

Violence, Trauma, and Memory: Responses to War in the Late Medieval and Early Modern World brings together eight essays that examine medieval and early modern violence and warfare in France, the His……続きを見る

Wilhelm Braune's 'A Gothic Grammar, with selections for reading and a glossary' is a comprehensive study of the Gothic language that provides readers with a detailed analysis of its grammatical stru……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 legendary epic poem of Beowulf, providing a comprehensive ana……続きを見る

This study examines partnerships between medieval women and scribes. Kimberly Benedict argues that medieval female visionaries often play prominent roles in collaboration while their male amanuenses……続きを見る

In 'The Greatest Works of William Blake (With Complete Original Illustrations)', readers are immersed in the enchanting world of the celebrated English poet and artist, William Blake. This comprehen……続きを見る

Imagining the Woman Reader in the Age of Dante brings to light a new character in medieval literature: that of the woman reader and interlocutor. It does so by establishing a dialogue between litera……続きを見る

"O Michelet que a estudiosa nos restitui é, em mais de um aspecto, estimulante, apaixonante e é de se desejar que este livro seja lido como participante de um bom número de debates intelectuais, hoj……続きを見る

Robert de Clari (died c. 1220), a member of the Lesser Picard nobility from the vicinity of Amiens, left a chronicle of the Fourth Crusade in which he took part. This is an important work in the stu……続きを見る

The prescience of medieval English authors has long been a source of fascination to readers. Retrospective Prophecy and Medieval English Authorship draws attention to the ways that misinterpreted, p……続きを見る

This interdisciplinary book breaks new ground by systematically examining ways in which two of the most important works of late medieval English literature – Julian of Norwich’s Revelations of Love ……続きを見る

Medieval and Renaissance Drama in England is an annual volume committed to the publication of essays and reviews related to English drama and theatre history to 1642. An internationally recognized b……続きを見る

In 'Tales of a Cruel Country' by Gerald Cumberland, readers are taken on a haunting journey through the harsh realities of life in a desolate land. The book is written in a dark and gritty literary ……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' by R. W. Chambers, the author provides a comprehensive analysis of the legendary poem Beowulf……続きを見る

The thirteenth-century poet Gonzalo de Berceo is the first named author of Old Spanish letters and the most prolific contributor to the emergence of the body of learned vernacular verse known as the……続きを見る