Literary studies: classical, early & medieval books

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Dionysius of Halicarnassus on Literary Composition: Being the Greek Text of de Compositione Verborvm

Dionysius of Halicarnassus on Literary Composition:...

Author: Dionysius Of Halicarnassus ,  W Rhys Roberts
ISBN: 9781726396912
Format: Paperback
$36.93

In making accessible through sound texts and scholarly translations some of the more important monuments of Greek...  Read More >>

Six Scottish Courtly and Chivalric Poems, Including Lyndsay's Squyer Meldrum

Six Scottish Courtly and Chivalric Poems, Including...

Author: Rhiannon Purdie ,  Emily Wingfield
ISBN: 9781580443425
Format: Hardback
$234.96

These six poems -- including Sir David Lyndsay's Squyer Meldrum and three anonymous works -- explore some of the...  Read More >>

Didactic Poetry from Homer and Hesiod Onwards: Knowledge, Power, Tradition

Didactic Poetry from Homer and Hesiod Onwards: Knowledge,...

Author: Lilah Grace Canevaro ,  Donncha O'Rourke
ISBN: 9781910589793
Format: Hardback
$168.19

Here a team of young, established scholars offers new perspectives on poetic texts of wisdom, learning and teaching...  Read More >>

Xenophon and the Graces of Power: A Greek Guide to Political Manipulation

Xenophon and the Graces of Power: A Greek Guide to Political...

Author: Vincent Azoulay
ISBN: 9781910589694
Format: Hardback
$181.13

One of classical Greece's most worldly and lucid writers, Xenophon across his many works gave a restless criticism...  Read More >>

The Legacy of Courtly Literature: From Medieval to Contemporary Culture

The Legacy of Courtly Literature: From Medieval to Contemporary...

Author: Deborah Nelson-Campbell ,  Rouben Cholakian
ISBN: 9783319869216
Format: Paperback
$232.85

This fascinating volume examines the enduring influence of courtly tradition and courtly love, particularly in contemporary...  Read More >>

Der Orient in Diskursen des Mittelalters und im Willehalm Wolframs von Eschenbach

Der Orient in Diskursen des Mittelalters und im Willehalm...

Author: Thomas Bein ,  Florian Schmitz
ISBN: 9783631760420
Format: Hardback
$167.80

Dieser Band verfolgt einen diskursanalytischen Ansatz, um im «Willehalm» Wolframs von Eschenbach die facettenreiche...  Read More >>

Letters and Communities: Studies in the Socio-Political Dimensions of Ancient Epistolography

Letters and Communities: Studies in the Socio-Political...

Author: Paola Ceccarelli (University College London) ,  Lutz Doering (University of Haifa Israel)
ISBN: 9780198804208
Format: Hardback
$164.95

In the ancient world, letter-writing not only forged connections between individuals, but also helped to construct...  Read More >>

Textures of Mourning: Calligraphy, Mortality, and The Tale of Genji Scrolls

Textures of Mourning: Calligraphy, Mortality, and The...

Author: Reginald Jackson
ISBN: 9780472130962
Format: Hardback
$237.47

How does mourning emerge to reshape Japanese visual culture? Textures of Mourning addresses this question by examining...  Read More >>

Thinking Medieval Romance

Thinking Medieval Romance

Author: Katherine C Little (1 Professor of English University of Colorado Boulder) ,  Nicola McDonald (Senior Lecturer)
ISBN: 9780191836497
Format: Undefined
$216.48

Medieval romances with their magic fountains, brave knights, and beautiful maidens have come to stand for the Middle...  Read More >>

Language between God and the Poets: Ma‘na in the Eleventh Century

Language between God and the Poets: Ma‘na in the Eleventh...

Author: Alexander Key
ISBN: 9780520298019
Format: Paperback
$57.95

A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press’s Open Access publishing...  Read More >>

Tombs of the Ancient Poets: Between Literary Reception and Material Culture

Tombs of the Ancient Poets: Between Literary Reception...

Author: Nora Goldschmidt (Durham University) ,  Professor of Classics Barbara Graziosi (Durham University)
ISBN: 9780191865442
Format: Undefined
$303.60

This volume explores the ways in which the tombs of the ancient poets - real or imagined - act as crucial sites...  Read More >>

A Garland of Love, Power & Fantasty: Collected Essays on Medieval & Renaissance Modes

A Garland of Love, Power & Fantasty: Collected Essays...

Author: Thomas E Vesce
ISBN: 9781726802321
Format: Paperback
$95.04

The essays in this book represent some of the papers I have delivered at various national and international conferences...  Read More >>

Ainsi Passe Le Texte: Melanges En Hommage a Madeleine Jeay

Ainsi Passe Le Texte: Melanges En Hommage a Madeleine...

Author: Veronique Duche ,  Daniel Maher
ISBN: 9782406073628
Format: Paperback
$132.00

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The Juggler of Notre Dame and the Medievalizing of Modernity: Volume 3: The American Middle Ages

The Juggler of Notre Dame and the Medievalizing of Modernity:...

Author: Jan M Ziolkowski
ISBN: 9781783745227
Format: Hardback
$224.27

This ambitious and vivid study in six volumes explores the journey of a single, electrifying story, from its first...  Read More >>

Raumwahrnehmung und Orientierung im südöstlichen Ostseeraum vom 10. bis 16. Jahrhundert: Von der kognitiven zur physischen Karte

Raumwahrnehmung und Orientierung im südöstlichen Ostseeraum...

Author: Stefan Striegler
ISBN: 9783476047588
Format: Paperback
$98.30

In der vorliegenden Studie wird untersucht, wie geografische Räume in den primär mündlich geprägten Lebenswelten...  Read More >>

Paul Perceived: An Interactionist Perspective on Paul and the Law

Paul Perceived: An Interactionist Perspective on Paul...

Author: Karl Olav Sandnes
ISBN: 9783161561016
Format: Hardback
$354.23

An epicenter in present-day Pauline scholarship is the issue of the Law. The interpretation of this contentious...  Read More >>

Auf Segelbeflugelten Schiffen Das Meer Befahren: Das Erlebnis Der Schiffsreise Im Spaten Hellenismus Und in Der Romischen Kaiserzeit. in Zusammenarbeit Mit Jens Borstinghaus

Auf Segelbeflugelten Schiffen Das Meer Befahren: Das...

Author: Mario Baumann ,  Susanne Froehlich
ISBN: 9783447109710
Format: Hardback
$330.00

"Navibus velivolis magnum mare saepe cucurri / ""auf segelbeflugelten Schiffen habe ich oft das groae Meer befahren""...  Read More >>

Chaucer and the Norse and Celtic Worlds

Chaucer and the Norse and Celtic Worlds

Author: Rory McTurk
ISBN: 9781138378155
Format: Paperback
$101.00

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A Companion to Late Antique Literature

A Companion to Late Antique Literature

Author: Scott McGill ,  Edward J. Watts
ISBN: 9781118830345
Format: Hardback
$366.95

Noted scholars in the field explore the rich variety of late antique literature With contributions from leading...  Read More >>

Seneca: Hercules Furens

Seneca: Hercules Furens

Author: Professor Neil Bernstein (Ohio University, USA)
ISBN: 9781350080812
Format: Paperback
$69.99

Hercules is the best-known character from classical mythology. Seneca’s play Hercules Furens presents the hero at...  Read More >>

Canidia, Rome’s First Witch

Canidia, Rome’s First Witch

Author: Professor Maxwell Teitel Paule (Assistant Professor of Classics, Earlham College, USA)
ISBN: 9781350080805
Format: Paperback
$69.99

Canidia is one of the most well-attested witches in Latin literature. She appears in no fewer than six of Horace’s...  Read More >>

Mary Magdalene in Medieval Culture: Conflicted Roles

Mary Magdalene in Medieval Culture: Conflicted Roles...

Author: Peter Loewen (Rice University, US) ,  Robin Waugh (Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada)
ISBN: 9781138377660
Format: Paperback
$105.00

"This innovative and multidisciplinary collection visits representations and interpretations of Mary Magdalene in...  Read More >>

Early Welsh Genealogical Tracts: Classic Texts in Welsh Medieval Studies

Early Welsh Genealogical Tracts: Classic Texts in Welsh...

Author: P. C. Bartrum
ISBN: 9781860570957
Format: Paperback
$103.47

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