Literary studies: classical, early & medieval books

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization...  Read More >>

pragma-dialectical perspectives on the dialectical and pragmatic dimensions of argumentative discourse; The pragma-dialectical...  Read More >>

[...]THE ADVENTURES OF ULYSSES CHAPTER ONE The Cicons.-The Fruit of the Lotos-tree.-Polyphemus and the Cyclops.-...  Read More >>

What happened in the last few years of Paul's life? Did he ever get to Spain? How and why did he die? Were his plans...  Read More >>

"Although Chaucer is typically labeled as the ""Father of English Literature,"" evidence shows that his work appealed...  Read More >>

"Um das Jahr 1144 n.Chr. schloss der indische Poet Mankha eine umfangliche Meisterdichtung ab, zu der er sich von...  Read More >>

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Diese Einführung gibt einen Überblick über die deutsche Literatur des Mittelalters und liefert die Grundlagen, die...  Read More >>

The story of David and Goliath existed in antiquity in two variant literary editions, a short version found in the...  Read More >>

Poetry is often said to resist translation, its integration of form and meaning rendering even the best translations...  Read More >>

One of a handful of texts from the last years of Henry VI's reign, John Hardyng's first Chronicle, written in 18,782...  Read More >>

Treating Vergil's poetry as a foundation of Latin European identity, this title seeks to give a complete history...  Read More >>

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and...  Read More >>

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization...  Read More >>

A new edition of an immensely popular medieval romance, which blends historical material from the Third Crusade...  Read More >>

Marcus Valerius Martialis is celebrated for his droll, frequently salacious, portrayal of Roman high and low society...  Read More >>

Gives new attention to the dramatic political and historical circumstances behind Ovid's poetic output.  Read More >>

"Offering nuanced readings of Sappho s poems, written in an archaic Aeolic dialect, DuBois skillfully draws out...  Read More >>

A short Icelandic legendary saga about a viking hero's encounter with a female troll. The Icelandic text is presented...  Read More >>

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization...  Read More >>

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Marcus Valerius Martialis is celebrated for his droll, frequently salacious, portrayal of Roman high and low society...  Read More >>

Marilyn Migiel returns to Giovanni Boccaccio's masterpiece, this time to focus on the dialogue about ethical choices...  Read More >>

In Dante’s Wake presents a collection of essays from internationally renowned Dante scholar John Freccero. Penetrating...  Read More >>