Literary studies: classical, early & medieval books

Die Supplemente 8 bis 14: DER NEUE PAULY schreibt weiter Geschichte. Ob Historische Gestalten der Antike, die Germanen...  Read More >>

Ancient biographies were more than accounts of the deeds of past heroes and guides for moral living. They were also...  Read More >>

Peace and Peacemaking in Paul and the Greco-Roman World compares the Apostle Paul’s understanding of peace with...  Read More >>

One of the world’s leading historians provides a revolutionary tour of the Ancient World, dusting off the classics...  Read More >>

Together, the essays show how Iannucci's reading of central cruxes in Dante's texts continues to inspire Dante studies...  Read More >>

This practical guide aims to facilitate the discovery of narrative sources (chronicles, annals, saints' lives) for...  Read More >>

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The idea of heroism has become thoroughly muddled today. In contemporary society, any behavior that seems distinctly...  Read More >>

The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians is intended to serve as an elementary introduction to the study of Egyptian...  Read More >>

This little book is intended to serve as an elementary introduction to the study of Egyptian Literature. Its object...  Read More >>

An authoritative yet personal presentation of seven hundred years of literature; Dihle's survey is an outstanding...  Read More >>

Sensual yet pre-eminently functional, food is of intrinsic interest to us all. This exciting work by a leading authority...  Read More >>

Dissidence and Literature under Nero provides a detailed introduction to the writings of such crucial authors as...  Read More >>

This book provides a coherent and authoritative introduction to some of the key frameworks – literary, political,...  Read More >>

Bildercodex D is among the earliest illuminated manuscripts in the German language and illustrates the late effects...  Read More >>

"""This work was never translated into English; the only edition of the original French is over 100 years old. The...  Read More >>

Women and the Rise of the Novel, 1405-1726 is the first theoretical study of early modern women's contribution to...  Read More >>

This book discusses the gendering of power in Latin love elegy, offering new insight and interpretation in the context...  Read More >>

Ceccarelli offers a history of the development of letter writing in ancient Greece from the archaic to the early...  Read More >>

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This book explores evidence of astrology, mysticism and other elements of the supernatural in presocratic Greek...  Read More >>

Volume 2 is a detailed commentary on the texts of Early Greek Mythography: Volume 1, a critical edition of the twenty-nine...  Read More >>

Textual Agency examines the massive proliferation of poetic texts in fifteenth-century Spain, focusing on the important...  Read More >>

English summary: This fifth volume of the Etymologiae contains two texts: De legibus and De temporibus. The first...  Read More >>

An investigation of the use of Late Antique European history by late medieval and Renaissance writers such as Chaucer,...  Read More >>