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  • Sedulius’ Carmen Paschale

    Verse Translation, Notes and Other Poems

    by Patrick McBrine ...
    Series series Routledge Later Latin Poetry
    This book offers the first verse translation of Sedulius’ 5th-century biblical epic, the Carmen paschale, a versification of the Gospels in the style of Vergil’s Aeneid, one that was well known and much admired throughout Europe for the better part of a millennium.This fascinating poem from the 5th century, a key text on the monastic curriculum during the Middle Ages and Renaissance, offers an ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • Biblical Epics in Late Antiquity and Anglo-Saxon England

    Divina in Laude Voluntas

    by Patrick McBrine ...
    Series series Toronto Anglo-Saxon Series
    Biblical poetry, written between the fourth and eleventh centuries, is an eclectic body of literature that disseminated popular knowledge of the Bible across Europe. Composed mainly in Latin and subsequently in Old English, biblical versification has much to tell us about the interpretations, genre preferences, reading habits, and pedagogical aims of medieval Christian readers.Biblical Epics in ... Read more

    $74.19 USD

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  • The Mabinogion

    Series series Oxford World's Classics
    Celtic mythology, Arthurian romance, and an intriguing interpretation of British history - these are just some of the themes embraced by the anonymous authors of the eleven tales that make up the Welsh medieval masterpiece known as the Mabinogion. They tell of Gwydion the shape-shifter, who can create a woman out of flowers; of Math the magician whose feet must lie in the lap of a virgin; of ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

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  • Iliad And Odyssey

    by Homer ...
    The Iliad and the Odyssey are attributed to the poet Homer and are the earliest surviving works of Western literature. Composed sometime around the eighth century BC, the ancient Greek poems has since been translated into many languages and serves as an important source of information on ancient Greek culture and mythology.In the Iliad it is the tenth year of the Trojan War. The Greek allies have ... Read more

    $0.99 USD

  • Orpheus

    The Song of Life

    by Ann Wroe ...
    "[A] startlingly original history that traces the obscure origins and tangled relationships of the Orpheus myth from ancient times through today" ( Library Journal).For at least two and a half millennia, the figure of Orpheus has haunted humanity. Half-man, half-god, musician, magician, theologian, poet, and lover, his story never leaves us. He may be myth, but his lyre still sounds, entrancing ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Women's Rights in Medieval History- Children's Medieval History Books

    by Baby Professor ...
    Did you know that for the longest time women were considered inferior to men? If you would review your history books, you will notice the great difference in status, rank and role in society. In this book, let's take a look at the women's rights during the medieval times. Do you think women were treated fairly then? Why or why not? ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Thor

    Myth to Marvel

    by Martin Arnold ...
    The myths of the Norse god Thor were preserved in the Icelandic Eddas, set down in the early Middle Ages. The bane of giants and trolls, Thor was worshipped as the last line of defence against all that threatened early Nordic society. Thor's significance persisted long after the Christian conversion and, in the mid-eighteenth century, Thor resumed a symbolic prominence among northern countries. ... Read more

    $33.19 USD

  • Gender, Otherness, and Culture in Medieval and Early Modern Art

    Edited by Michelle Moseley-Christian, Carlee A. Bradbury ...
    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    This collection examines gender and Otherness as tools to understand medieval and early modern art as products of their social environments. The essays, uniting up-and-coming and established scholars, explore both iconographic and stylistic similarities deployed to construct gender identity. The text analyzes a vast array of medieval artworks, including Dieric Bouts’s Justice of Otto III, ... Read more

    $152.09 USD

  • Vernacular and Latin Literary Discourses of the Muslim Other in Medieval Germany

    by J. Frakes ...
    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    Little attention has been focused the representation of Muslims in medieval Germany. Proceeding from a grounded use of contemporary cultural theory and close textual analysis, this study focuses Muslims in several core texts representing drama, epic, and lyric written by the most important writers of medieval Germany. Far from simply adding medieval Germany to the growing scholarly list of the ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • Word and Image in Arthurian Literature

    Edited by Keith Busby ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Arthurian Literature
    Originally published in 1996, the articles in this book are revised, expanded papers from a session at the 17th International Congress of the Arthurian Society held in 1993. The chapters cover Arthurian studies’ directions at the time, showcasing analysis of varied aspects of visual representation and relation to literary themes. Close attention to the historical context is a key feature of this ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Poetics of the Incarnation

    Middle English Writing and the Leap of Love

    by Cristina Maria Cervone ...
    Series series The Middle Ages Series
    The Gospel of John describes the Incarnation of Christ as "the Word made flesh"—an intriguing phrase that uses the logic of metaphor but is not traditionally understood as merely symbolic. Thus the conceptual puzzle of the Incarnation also draws attention to language and form: what is the Word; how is it related to language; how can the Word become flesh? Such theological questions haunt the ... Read more

    $76.99 USD

  • Christine de Pizan and the Fight for France

    by Tracy Adams ...
    In Christine de Pizan and the Fight for France, Tracy Adams offers a reevaluation of Christine de Pizan’s literary engagement with contemporary politics. Adams locates Christine’s works within a detailed narrative of the complex history of the dispute between the Burgundians and the Armagnacs, the two largest political factions in fifteenth-century France. Contrary to what many scholars have long ... Read more

    $58.99 USD