Literary studies: classical, early & medieval books

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Fragmenta Comica: Aristomenes - Metagenes

Fragmenta Comica: Aristomenes - Metagenes

Author: Christian Orth
ISBN: 9783938032701
Format: Hardback
$300.96

English summary: The series Fragmenta Comica will provide a complete commentary on the fragments of Greek comedy....  Read More >>

The Khotanese Sudhanavadana: Commentary

The Khotanese Sudhanavadana: Commentary

Author: Matteo De Chiara
ISBN: 9783447100359
Format: Paperback
$176.88

The Sudhanavadana is a 10th-century poem written in Khotanese, a Middle Iranian Language spoken in Central Asia...  Read More >>

The Complete Harley 2253 Manuscript, Volume 2

The Complete Harley 2253 Manuscript, Volume 2

Author: David Raybin ,  Jan Ziolkowski
ISBN: 9781580441988
Format: Paperback
$105.47

British Library MS Harley 2253 is one of the most important literary works to survive from the English medieval...  Read More >>

The American Shore

The American Shore

Author: Samuel R. Delany ,  Matthew Cheney
ISBN: 9780819567185
Format: Paperback
$73.79

A keystone text in literary theory and science fiction  Read More >>

The Avowing of King Arthur

The Avowing of King Arthur

Author: Roger Dahood
ISBN: 9781138778030
Format: Hardback
$252.00

This book presents the manuscript of the original poem, including a bibliography of related studies and a comprehensive...  Read More >>

Five Middle English Arthurian Romances

Five Middle English Arthurian Romances

Author: Valerie Krishna
ISBN: 9781138778009
Format: Hardback
$284.00

The poems in this collection will give the reader an appreciation of both the distinctiveness and the variety of...  Read More >>

Sir Lancelot of the Lake: A French Prose Romance of the Thirteenth Century

Sir Lancelot of the Lake: A French Prose Romance of...

Author: Lucy Allen Paton
ISBN: 9781138778016
Format: Hardback
$389.00

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Arthurian Legend in the Seventeenth Century

Arthurian Legend in the Seventeenth Century

Author: Roberta Florence Brinkley
ISBN: 9781138778474
Format: Hardback
$284.00

This fascinating study elucidates the differences between the stories of the seventeenth century and those more...  Read More >>

Word and Image in Arthurian Literature

Word and Image in Arthurian Literature

Author: Keith Busby (The University of Wisconsin, USA)
ISBN: 9781138785397
Format: Hardback
$315.00

Originally published in 1996, the articles in this book showcase analysis of varied aspects of visual representation...  Read More >>

The Passing of Arthur: New Essays in Arthurian Tradition

The Passing of Arthur: New Essays in Arthurian Tradition...

Author: Christopher Baswell (Barnard College, New York, USA) ,  William Sharpe (Barnard College, New York, USA)
ISBN: 9781138778047
Format: Hardback
$79.99

Originally published in 1988, this interesting collection presents a wide range of Arthurian studies approaches...  Read More >>

Merlin and Legendary Romance

Merlin and Legendary Romance

Author: Carol Harding (Western Oregon University, USA)
ISBN: 9781138785410
Format: Hardback
$284.00

An indepth work on the origins of the Merlin of Arthurian legend, this book examines early texts - Geoffrey of Monmouth’s...  Read More >>

The Arthurian Revival: Essays on Form, Tradition, and Transformation

The Arthurian Revival: Essays on Form, Tradition, and...

Author: Debra Mancoff
ISBN: 9781138785458
Format: Hardback
$200.00

Discrete inquiries into 15 forms of the Arthurian legends produced over the last century explore how they have altered...  Read More >>

Shakespeare's Medieval Craft: Remnants of the Mysteries on the London Stage

Shakespeare's Medieval Craft: Remnants of the Mysteries...

Author: Kurt A. Schreyer
ISBN: 9780801452901
Format: Hardback
$121.61

Kurt A. Schreyer explores the relationship between Shakespeare's plays and a tradition of late medieval English...  Read More >>

Arthurian Drama: An Anthology

Arthurian Drama: An Anthology

Author: Alan Lupack
ISBN: 9781138778023
Format: Hardback
$305.00

This anthology reproduces six plays based on stories of King Arthur from a variety of periods. Originally published...  Read More >>

Medieval Arthurian Literature: A Guide to Recent Research

Medieval Arthurian Literature: A Guide to Recent Research...

Author: Norris Lacy
ISBN: 9781138788084
Format: Hardback
$368.00

The focus of this book is medieval vernacular literature in Western Europe. Chapters are written by experts in the...  Read More >>

From Abortion to Pederasty: Addressing Difficult Topics in the Classics Classroom

From Abortion to Pederasty: Addressing Difficult Topics...

Author: Professor Fiona McHardy (University of Roehampton) ,  Nancy Sorkin Rabinowitz
ISBN: 9780814212615
Format: Hardback
$234.83

Using Classical Greek and Roman texts as a jumping off point, classicists and ancient historians from around the...  Read More >>

The Literature of Pity

The Literature of Pity

Author: David Punter (University of Bristol)
ISBN: 9780748697137
Format: Online resource
$316.80

Pity represents a combination of fear, helplessness and overwhelming agitation. It is a term which suffuses our...  Read More >>

Early Yiddish Epic

Early Yiddish Epic

Author: Jerold C. Frakes
ISBN: 9780815633556
Format: Hardback
$158.27

Provides English translations of the most important verse epics in Old and Middle Yiddish Literature (1382-1594)....  Read More >>

An Introduction to the Chansons de Geste

An Introduction to the Chansons de Geste

Author: Catherine M. Jones ,  R Barton Palmer
ISBN: 9780813049892
Format: Hardback
$184.67

"This book focuses on the best-known and most frequently taught chanson de geste (""songs of heroic deeds"") from...  Read More >>

Carmina Anacreontea 1-34

Carmina Anacreontea 1-34

Author: Alexia Zotou
ISBN: 9783110369052
Format: Book
$443.52

This study includes new translations and interpretations of the first 34 poems in the Anacreontic corpus. The aim...  Read More >>

Das Wissensvermittelnde Schrifttum Bis Zum Ausgang Des 14. Jahrhunderts

Das Wissensvermittelnde Schrifttum Bis Zum Ausgang Des...

Author: Wolfgang Achnitz
ISBN: 9783598249969
Format: Hardback
$1029.60

Band 6 verzeichnet eine recht umfangreiche und vor allem sehr heterogene Gruppe mittelalterlicher Texte, nämlich...  Read More >>

The Identity of Jesus: Nordic Voices

The Identity of Jesus: Nordic Voices

Author: Samuel Byrskog ,  Tom Holmén
ISBN: 9783161522048
Format: Paperback
$218.90

Much of the Jesus scholarship has concentrated on the so-called self-identity of Jesus. However, due to the recent...  Read More >>

Playful Philosophy and Serious Sophistry: "A Reading of Plato’s ""Euthydemus"""

Playful Philosophy and Serious Sophistry: "A Reading...

Author: Georgia Sermamoglou-Soulmaidi
ISBN: 9783110368093
Format: Hardback
$171.51

Provides an interpretation of Plato's Euthydemus as a unified piece of literature, taking into account both its...  Read More >>

Scribal Laws: Exegetical Variation in the Textual Transmission of Biblical Law in the Late Second Temple Period

Scribal Laws: Exegetical Variation in the Textual Transmission...

Author: David Andrew Teeter
ISBN: 9783161532498
Format: Hardback
$292.91

"On the basis of a detailed analysis of extant texts and versions, David Andrew Teeter examines the nature and background...  Read More >>

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