Literary studies: classical, early & medieval books

This is the first edition of the Estoire de Brutus (13th century), the earliest French prose Brut. The Estoire's...  Read More >>

This book argues that oracular utterance, dramatic acting, and rhetorical delivery powerfully elucidate the practice...  Read More >>

In imperial China, intellectuals devoted years of their lives to passing rigorous examinations in order to obtain...  Read More >>

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English summary: Diagrams, of which Isidore's cosmological rota is perhaps the best example, are marked by their...  Read More >>

This lively translation accurately captures the wit and uncensored bawdiness of the epigrams of Martial, who satirized...  Read More >>

A welcome investigation into Cicero's unusual work on ancient Roman religion  Read More >>

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Der Faszikel IG II/III3 1,4 enthalt 291 Gesetze und Dekrete aus der fur die athenische Geschichte ausserst turbulenten...  Read More >>

A welcome investigation into Cicero's unusual work on ancient Roman religion  Read More >>

Introduces the first book of Pausanias’ “Description of Greece” to students of Classical Greek. Pausanias’ second...  Read More >>

Die Zeit vom 11. bis 15. Jahrhundert wird in der Forschung als lang gestreckter Siegeszug des Papiers in Europa...  Read More >>

The philologist Christian Gottlob Heyne (1729-1812) and the archeologist, journalist, and educator Karl August Böttiger...  Read More >>

The volume consists of articles, which are divided into the three main chapters: Literature, Visual and Performing...  Read More >>

English summary: The present study fills an important gap in our understanding of law in ancient Rome, exploring...  Read More >>

The purpose of this comprehensive sourcebook by David W. Chapman and Eckhard J. Schnabel is to publish the extra-biblical...  Read More >>

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First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.  Read More >>

First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.  Read More >>

First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.  Read More >>

First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.  Read More >>

"This essay collection provides a careful overview of recent scholarship on possible overlap between Arthurian literature...  Read More >>

First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.  Read More >>

This volume focuses on women's literary history in Britain between 700 and 1500. It brings to the fore a wide range...  Read More >>

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