Literary studies: classical, early & medieval books

29102 books were found.

Imagining Rabelais in Renaissance England

Imagining Rabelais in Renaissance England

Author: Anne Lake Prescott
ISBN: 9780300199826
Format: Paperback
$41.95

This book is an exploration of Renaissance England's response to Rabelais.  Read More >>

Das Bibelepos in der Frühen Neuzeit: Zur deutschen Geschichte einer europäischen Gattung

Das Bibelepos in der Frühen Neuzeit: Zur deutschen Geschichte...

Author: Ralf Georg Czapla
ISBN: 9783110258561
Format: Hardback
$377.52

Als Vermittler zwischen dem lateinischen Epos, wie es in Vergils „Aeneis“ idealtypische Form gefunden hat, und der...  Read More >>

Heroic Kṛṣṇa: Friendship in Epic Mahābhārata

Heroic Kṛṣṇa: Friendship in Epic Mahābhārata

Author: Kevin McGrath
ISBN: 9780674073333
Format: Paperback
$43.86

Heroic Kṛṣṇa depicts a pre-Hindu superhuman hero who became the divinity Krsna. Drawn from the epic Mahābhārata,...  Read More >>

The Web of Athenaeus

The Web of Athenaeus

Author: Christian Jacob ,  Arietta Papaconstantinou
ISBN: 9780674073289
Format: Paperback
$52.67

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Trading Tongues: Merchants, Multilingualism, and Medieval Literature

Trading Tongues: Merchants, Multilingualism, and Medieval...

Author: Jonathan Hsy
ISBN: 9780814293317
Format: CD-ROM
$39.47

Trading Tongues offers fresh approaches to the multilingualism of major early English authors like Geoffrey Chaucer,...  Read More >>

Philosophical Readings of Shakespeare: “Thou Art the Thing Itself”

Philosophical Readings of Shakespeare: “Thou Art the...

Author: Margherita Pascucci
ISBN: 9781349463084
Format: Paperback
$84.99

This book offers a close philosophical reading of King Lear and Timon of Athens which provides insights into the...  Read More >>

The Ethics of Violence in the Story of Aqhat

The Ethics of Violence in the Story of Aqhat

Author: Chloe Sun
ISBN: 9781593339753
Format: Hardback
$287.76

A study that attempts to explore the issue of Anat's violence in the Ugaritic story of Aqhat through the conventions...  Read More >>

Aristophanes' Frogs

Aristophanes' Frogs

Author: Mark Griffith (Klio Distinguished Professor of Classical Languages & Literature, Klio Distinguished Professor of Classical Languages & Literature, University of California, Berkeley)
ISBN: 9780195327731
Format: Paperback
$64.95

Aristophanes is widely credited with having elevated the classical art of comedy to the level of legitimacy and...  Read More >>

The Writer's Sidekick for Critique: The Perfect Notebook for Writers

The Writer's Sidekick for Critique: The Perfect Notebook...

Author: MR Andres Fragoso Jr
ISBN: 9781484149027
Format: Paperback
$39.57

The Writer's Sidekick for Critiques, is designed to help you write critiques from others and make changes to your...  Read More >>

Philosophical Readings of Shakespeare: “Thou Art the Thing Itself”

Philosophical Readings of Shakespeare: “Thou Art the...

Author: Margherita Pascucci
ISBN: 9781137335357
Format: Hardback
$84.99

This book offers a close philosophical reading of King Lear and Timon of Athens which provides insights into the...  Read More >>

Aristophanes' Frogs

Aristophanes' Frogs

Author: Mark Griffith (Klio Distinguished Professor of Classical Languages & Literature, Klio Distinguished Professor of Classical Languages & Literature, University of California, Berkeley)
ISBN: 9780195327724
Format: Hardback
$245.95

Aristophanes is widely credited with having elevated the classical art of comedy to the level of legitimacy and...  Read More >>

Social Variation and the Latin Language

Social Variation and the Latin Language

Author: J. N. Adams (All Souls College, Oxford)
ISBN: 9780521886147
Format: Hardback
$323.44

A major history of many of the developments undergone by the Latin language as it changed into Romance languages....  Read More >>

Roman Theories of Translation: Surpassing the Source

Roman Theories of Translation: Surpassing the Source...

Author: Siobhán McElduff
ISBN: 9780415816762
Format: Hardback
$305.00

For all that Cicero is often seen as the father of translation theory, his and other Roman comments on translation...  Read More >>

Greek Political Imagery from Homer to Aristotle

Greek Political Imagery from Homer to Aristotle

Author: Roger Brock
ISBN: 9781780932064
Format: Hardback
$300.00

An investigation of the political imagery found in ancient Greek history, literature and culture.  Read More >>

Ion

Ion

Author: Plato
ISBN: 9782012889835
Format: Paperback
$44.75

In Plato's Ion Socrates discusses with Ion, a professional rhapsode who also lectures on Homer, the question of...  Read More >>

Les Congés

Les Congés

Author: Jean Bodel ,  Jean Bodel
ISBN: 9782012896789
Format: Paperback
$34.19

WORK IS IN FRENCH This book is a reproduction of a work published before 1920 and is part of a collection of books...  Read More >>

Concordances Des Numéros Anciens Et Des Numéros Actuels Des Manuscrits Latins de la Bibliothèque: Nationale, Précédées d'Une Notice Sur Les Anciens Catalogues

Concordances Des Numéros Anciens Et Des Numéros Actuels...

Author: Henri Omont ,  Omont-H
ISBN: 9782012880764
Format: Paperback
$60.59

WORK IS IN FRENCH This book is a reproduction of a work published before 1920 and is part of a collection of books...  Read More >>

The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians

The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians

Author: E a Wallis Budge
ISBN: 9781490487830
Format: Paperback
$42.11

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PAIEO 09 Historiographie et litterature au XVIe siecle en Provence: l'oeuvre de Jean de Nostredame

PAIEO 09 Historiographie et litterature au XVIe siecle...

Author: Jean-Yves Casanova
ISBN: 9782503545103
Format: Paperback
$319.44

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The Medieval Fold: Power, Repression, and the Emergence of the Individual

The Medieval Fold: Power, Repression, and the Emergence...

Author: S. Verderber
ISBN: 9781349433490
Format: Paperback
$84.99

The Medieval Fold presents a theory of the medieval subject from 1050-1215, informed by contemporary theories of...  Read More >>

Schreibende Frauen Um 1500: Scriptorium Und Bibliothek Des Dominikanerinnenklosters St. Katharina St. Gallen

Schreibende Frauen Um 1500: Scriptorium Und Bibliothek...

Author: Simone Mengis
ISBN: 9783110220889
Format: Hardback
$248.73

The Dominican nuns of St. Katharina's convent in Saint Gall dedicated themselves especially to their library and...  Read More >>

Knowing the Amorous Man: A History of Scholarship on Tales of Ise

Knowing the Amorous Man: A History of Scholarship on...

Author: Jamie L. Newhard
ISBN: 9780674073357
Format: Hardback
$105.47

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Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism

Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism

Author: Jelena Krstovic
ISBN: 9781414489186
Format: Hardback
$1275.12

Provides critical opinion on early literature, from pre-Biblical epics of ancient Sumeria to the end of the 14th...  Read More >>

The Medieval Fold: Power, Repression, and the Emergence of the Individual

The Medieval Fold: Power, Repression, and the Emergence...

Author: S. Verderber
ISBN: 9781137000972
Format: Hardback
$84.99

The Medieval Fold presents a theory of the medieval subject from 1050-1215, informed by contemporary theories of...  Read More >>

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