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Henryson and the Medieval Arts of Rhetoric
Inbunden, 1993
1744 kr
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First published in 1993. Volume 8 in the 9-volume set of Studies in Medieval Literature, a series of interpretative and analytic studies of the Western European literatures of the Middle Ages. This volume extends the canon of works to be read and studied by providing a new framework for …
Chaucer's Neoplatonism
Varieties of Love, Friendship, and Community
Av John M. Hill
Häftad, 2020
623 kr
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Although centrally focused on varieties of friendship and love in Troilus and Criseyde, the discussion in Chaucer’s Neoplatonism includes the dream visions as well as aspects of The Canterbury Tales. It lays out Chaucer’s Boethian-inspired, cognitive approach, drawn mainly from Book V of the …
Dante's Comedy and the Ethics of Invective in Medieval Italy
Humor and Evil
Häftad, 2021
640 kr
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Dante's Comedy and the Ethics of Invective in Medieval Italy proposes a new approach to invective and comic poetry in Italy during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries and opens the way for an innovative understanding of Dante’s masterpiece. The Middle Ages in Italy offer a wealth of vernacular …
Prostitution in Medieval and Early Modern Literature
The Dark Side of Sex and Love in the Premodern Era
Inbunden, 2019
1466 kr
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Prostitution is known as the oldest profession in the history of humanity. While historians have already given due consideration to the profession’s social and cultural meanings across time periods, little has been written about literary representations of prostitution. Prostitution in Medieval and …
Prostitution in Medieval and Early Modern Literature
The Dark Side of Sex and Love in the Premodern Era
Häftad, 2021
591 kr
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Prostitution is known as the oldest profession in the history of humanity. While historians have already given due consideration to the profession’s social and cultural meanings across time periods, little has been written about literary representations of prostitution. Prostitution in Medieval and …
Constructions of Feminine Identity in the Catholic Tradition
Inventing Women
Inbunden, 2020
1385 kr
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Constructions of Feminine Identity in the Catholic Tradition examines the ways in which late classical medieval women’s writings serve as a means of emphasizing both faith and social identity within a distinctly Christian, and later Catholic, tradition, which remains a major part of the …
Secret in Medieval Literature
Alternative Worlds in the Middle Ages
Inbunden, 2022
1547 kr
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The Secret in Medieval Literature: Alternative Worlds in the Middle Ages explores the many strange phenomena, both in the Middle Ages and today, that do not find any good rational explanations. Those do not pertain to magic or to religion in the traditional sense of the word; they are secrets of an …
Secret in Medieval Literature
Alternative Worlds in the Middle Ages
Häftad, 2024
526 kr
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The Secret in Medieval Literature: Alternative Worlds in the Middle Ages explores the many strange phenomena, both in the Middle Ages and today, that do not find any good rational explanations. Those do not pertain to magic or to religion in the traditional sense of the word; they are secrets of an …
Poetry of the Medieval Troubadour, William IX of Aquitaine
The Songs that Built Europe
Inbunden, 2023
1547 kr
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The Poetry of the Medieval Troubadour, William IX of Aquitaine: The Songs that Built Europe offers a new edition, translation, and critical discussion of the songs of the first European troubadour, William IX, Duke of Aquitaine. This book argues that William and his poetic works manifest the …
Historical Arthur and The Gawain Poet
Studies on Arthurian and Other Traditions
Inbunden, 2023
1223 kr
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The Historical Arthur and The Gawain Poet: Studies on Arthurian and Other Traditions delves into the origins of Arthur and reveals the author of the famous Gawain Manuscript. Its first part contains evidence for the Arthur of film and legend as a real person, a Celtic commander (not a king) who …
Trauma and Tears in The Book of Margery Kempe
Inbunden, 2026
1304 kr
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Employing the use of trauma theory, Rachel Scoggins uncovers a unique perspective to medieval femininity and spirituality present within the autobiography of Margery Kempe.Scoggins argues that Kempe’s work illustrates a situation where spirituality and sexuality co-exist in her devotion to God. In …
Criticism of the Court and the Evil King in the Middle Ages
Literary-Historical Analyses
Inbunden, 2024
1628 kr
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Criticism of the Court and the Evil King in the Middle Ages: Literary-Historical Analyses, identifies and discusses the discourse focused on the criticism of the court, specifically of the king, across medieval Europe. Tracing its development from the tenth through the fifteenth centuries, chapters …
Pilosity, Prejudice, and Passion in The Tale of Old Bearded Achbor by Yaakov ben El'azar of Toledo
Av Tovi Bibring
Inbunden, 2025
1498 kr
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In Pilosity, Prejudice, and Passion in The Tale of Old Bearded Achbor by Yaakov ben El’azar of Toledo, Tovi Bibring argues that behind the restless parody and the sour tone of the tale, lies a fierce discourse of hate toward the Other, incarnated as a black woman, as well as an insistent alarm …
Folkloric Horror in Medieval Literature
New Discussions and Approaches
Av Caitlyn Harris, Christopher M. Flavin
Inbunden, 2024
1320 kr
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Folkloric Horror in Medieval Literature: New Discussions and Approaches focuses on the medieval and early modern precursors of what is now frequently described as Folk Horror. Part of the argument staged in this book stems from an observation that much of what is currently excluded from the …
Tasting Religious Thought and Experience in Late-Medieval English Literature
Inbunden, 2026
1304 kr
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Through an analysis of vernacular metaphors of food and consumption for religious experience and theology in late-fourteenth and early fifteenth century England, Caleb D. Molstad explores what that language reveals about late-medieval religion during a time of swift religious and linguistic change. …
Dante Satiro
Satire in Dante Alighieri's Comedy and Other Works
Av Fabian Alfie, Nicolino Applauso
Inbunden, 2020
1466 kr
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This collection of essays is the first comprehensive study on Dante and satire within his entire corpus that has been published. Its title evokes the moment when Virgil leads Dante through Limbo, the uppermost portion of Hell. There, they are joined by four classical poets, and Virgil describes one …
Dante Satiro
Satire in Dante Alighieri's Comedy and Other Works
Av Fabian Alfie, Nicolino Applauso
Häftad, 2021
591 kr
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This collection of essays is the first comprehensive study on Dante and satire within his entire corpus that has been published. Its title evokes the moment when Virgil leads Dante through Limbo, the uppermost portion of Hell. There, they are joined by four classical poets, and Virgil describes one …
Becoming the Pearl-Poet
Perceptions, Connections, Receptions
Av Jane Beal
Inbunden, 2022
1547 kr
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Who is the Pearl-poet? How do ideas about his life and interpretations of his poems shape our understanding of his work in late-medieval England—and beyond? In Becoming the Pearl-Poet: Perceptions, Connections, Receptions, readers can explore the world of this extraordinary, fourteenth-century …
Becoming the Pearl-Poet
Perceptions, Connections, Receptions
Av Jane Beal
Häftad, 2024
591 kr
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Who is the Pearl-poet? How do ideas about his life and interpretations of his poems shape our understanding of his work in late-medieval England—and beyond? In Becoming the Pearl-Poet: Perceptions, Connections, Receptions, readers can explore the world of this extraordinary, fourteenth-century …
Incarceration and Slavery in the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Age
A Cultural-Historical Investigation of the Dark Side in the Pre-Modern World
Inbunden, 2021
2275 kr
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People in the Middle Ages and the early modern age more often suffered from imprisonment and enslavement than we might have assumed. Incarceration and Slavery in the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Age approaches these topics from a wide variety of perspectives and demonstrates collectively the …
Tasting Religious Thought and Experience in Late-Medieval English Literature
E-bok, 2026
1403 kr
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Through an analysis of vernacular metaphors of food and consumption for religious experience and theology in late-fourteenth and early fifteenth century England, Caleb D. Molstad explores what that language reveals about late-medieval religion during a time of swift religious and linguistic change. …
Trauma and Tears in The Book of Margery Kempe
E-bok, 2026
1434 kr
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Employing the use of trauma theory, Rachel Scoggins uncovers a unique perspective to medieval femininity and spirituality present within the autobiography of Margery Kempe.Scoggins argues that Kempe's work illustrates a situation where spirituality and sexuality co-exist in her devotion to God. In …
