Literary studies: classical, early & medieval books

"This text provides a long-overdue pedagogical commentary on Cicero's ""Pro L. Muerna Oratio"""  Read More >>

The figure and role of the late-medieval father is reappraised through a close reading of a range of documents from...  Read More >>

Examination of romance texts from late medieval England, linking them firmly to their political and social context....  Read More >>

This book offers a complete translation of four early plays of the Yang Family Generals. The story of the Yang Family...  Read More >>

Agallamh na senorach 'The colloquy of the ancients' is the core of the cycle of stories centered on the legendary...  Read More >>

Millennium pursues an interdisciplinary approach transcending historical eras. The international editorial board...  Read More >>

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The motifs of fons inspirationis and labor limae lost their semantic force in Latin poetry after the Augustan age....  Read More >>

Der diagrammatische Modus stellt eines der wichtigsten Merkmale religiöser Kunst des Mittelalters dar. Diagramme...  Read More >>

Millennium pursues an interdisciplinary approach transcending historical eras. The international editorial board...  Read More >>

In der Reihe werden wichtige Neuausgaben und Kommentare zu Texten der griechisch-römischen Antike publiziert, insbesondere...  Read More >>

This book is a study ofthe psychology of Averroes and its influence on Roman philosophy. It addresses his famous...  Read More >>

In his attempt to explain Rome’s rise to world power, Polybius composed a carefully structured narrative. It contributes...  Read More >>

This unique volume is an accessible yet in-depth narratological study of Euripides’ Alcestis.It contextualizes the...  Read More >>

Ranging from Garrick's Macbeth in the 1740s to the World Shakespeare Festival in 2012, this is an engaging account...  Read More >>

This is an amazing book, a major achievement in the field of women's studies.""-Renaissance Quarterly, reviewing...  Read More >>

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Contrairement a l'idee que nous nous faisons normalement du livre, basee sur notre familiarite avec l'imprime, le...  Read More >>

This is an amazing book, a major achievement in the field of women's studies.""-Renaissance Quarterly, reviewing...  Read More >>

Wolkow have produced an accurate and elegant translation accompanied by rich commentary.  Read More >>

The contributions of the present volume deal with the repercussions of intercultural encounters between Greek and...  Read More >>

Accessible edition with commentary of this widely read but highly complex and challenging play. Provides help with...  Read More >>

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In the Alcestis, the title character sacrifices her own life to save that of her husband, Admetus, when he is presented...  Read More >>