Literary studies: classical, early & medieval books

An introduction to medievalism offering a balance of accessibility and sophistication, with comprehensive overviews...  Read More >>

Re-examines the most traditional area of classical scholarship, offering critical assessments of the current state...  Read More >>

Die 'Metamorphosen' kennen die hohe epische Sprache, sie kennen ebenso Wortfolgen von verbluffender, klingender...  Read More >>

Drawing on a rich variety of material, this collection of essays demonstrates that the spaces in which reading took...  Read More >>

Though now associated mainly with Sophocles' Theban Plays and Euripides' Bacchae , the theme of Thebes and its royalty...  Read More >>

Fables de Phèdre, affranchi d'Auguste. T. 2 / ... traduites en français, avec le texte à côté et ornées de gravures...  Read More >>

Im Zentrum des Kommentars zum 9. Gesang steht die Interpretation der Gesandtschaft, die das griechische Invasionsheer...  Read More >>

At the centre of the commentary on Book 19 of the Iliad is the interpretation of the speeches and events at the...  Read More >>

Admired by the Ancients, the song of the nightingale challenged the poet to compete with it. This work describes...  Read More >>

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Though now associated mainly with Sophocles' Theban Plays and Euripides' Bacchae , the theme of Thebes and its royalty...  Read More >>

This is the first book-length study to explore the question of poetry and genre by investigating, through an analysis...  Read More >>

The author here reassesses the concept of ‘masculinity’, and argues that it cannot be seen as an absolute standard,...  Read More >>

New Norse Studies features original contributions on Norse mythology; skaldic poetics; the proverb, ballad, and...  Read More >>

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This book presents an interdisciplinary investigation into the emergence of the actor and the theater. It explains...  Read More >>

"Arguing that the consecrated body in the Eucharist is one of the central metaphors structuring The Divine Comedy,...  Read More >>

Bacchae is one of the most troubling yet intriguing of Greek tragedies. Written during Euripides’ self-imposed exile...  Read More >>

An up-to-date, accessible and lively introduction to one of the most influential works of Western literature.  Read More >>

The book aims to answer the question Did Hilary of Poitiers compromise the Nicene faith when he tried to bring together...  Read More >>

Stealing Obedience explores how a Christian notion of agent action - where freedom incurs responsibility - was a...  Read More >>

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Bacchae is one of the most troubling yet intriguing of Greek tragedies. Written during Euripides’ self-imposed exile...  Read More >>

This book is a study of Theocritus’ narrating techniques, intertextual practices, and the relationship between them....  Read More >>