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  • Painful pleasures

    Sadomasochism in medieval cultures

    Edición de Christopher Vaccaro ...
    Series series Manchester Medieval Literature and Culture
    This timely volume ventures into the subject of sadomasochism in varied aspects of medieval life. Saint’s Lives and mystical treatises provide evidence of failed sadism and empowering masochism. Literary culture in the form of epics and courtly tales preserve stories of eroticised power. These exciting chapters join together to form a picture of medieval culture that is kinky in its practice and ... Leer más

    $93.99 USD

  • Tolkien and Alterity

    Edición de Yvette Kisor, Christopher Vaccaro ...
    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    This exciting collection of essays explores the role of the Other in Tolkien’s fiction, his life, and the pertinent criticism. It critically examines issues of gender, sexuality, race and ethnicity, language, and identity in The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion, and lesser-known works by Tolkien. The chapters consider characters such as Lobelia Sackville-Baggins, Saruman, Éowyn, and the Orcs as ... Leer más

    $28.99 USD

  • The Body in Tolkien's Legendarium

    Essays on Middle-earth Corporeality

    Edición de Christopher Vaccaro ...
    The timely collection of essays is thematically unified around the subject of corporeality. Its theoretical underpinnings emerge out of feminist, foucauldian, patristic and queer hermeneutics. The book is organized into categories specific to transformation, spirit versus body, discourse, and source material. More than one essay focuses on female bodies and on the monstrous or evil body. While ... Leer más

    $16.99 USD

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  • Vita Nuova

    de Dante Alighieri ...
    Traducido por Barbara Reynolds ...
    A unique treatise by a poet, written for poets, on the art of poetry, LA VITA NUOVA is elaborately and symbolically patterned, consisting of a selection of Dante's early poems, interspersed with his own prose commentary.The poems themselves tell the story of his love for Beatrice, from their first meeting at a May Day party in her father's house, through Dante's sufferings and his attempts to ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • The Nibelungenlied: The Lay of the Nibelungs

    The Lay of the Nibelungs

    Series series Oxford World's Classics
    'In ancient tales many marvels are told us ... now you may hear such marvels told!' The greatest of the heroic epics to emerge from medieval Germany, the Nibelungenlied is a revenge saga of sweeping dimensions. It tells of the dragon-slayer Sivrit, and the mysterious kingdom of the Nibelungs with its priceless treasure-hoard guarded by dwarves and giants, of Pr�nhilt the Amazonian queen, fortune ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD

  • Wheel of Time Reread: Books 1-4

    de Leigh Butler ...
    Series Libro 1 - Wheel of Time Reread
    The Wheel of Time Reread on Tor.com is an extensive analysis of Robert Jordan's epic fantasy series, covering the material chapter by chapter. Join Leigh Butler as she summarizes the chapters and comments on the ongoing mysteries of the series, gender issues, politics, history, and the many Crowning Moments of Awesome.Volume 1 of the collected Tor.com Wheel of Time Reread covers books 1 through 4 ... Leer más

    $1.99 USD

  • The Truth About Awiti

    de CP Patrick ...
    There is a commonly held belief the tropical storms and hurricanes that form off the coast of West Africa are not natural disasters, but rather they are retaliation by restless spirits impacted by one of the darkest chapters of world history—the trans-Atlantic slave trade.Awiti’s destiny was forever changed the day the slave raiders arrived at her village. She made a life-altering decision with ... Leer más

    $2.99 USD

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • King Arthur

    A Casebook

    Edición de Edward Donald Kennedy ...
    Series series Arthurian Characters and Themes
    Examining the origins of the Arthurian legend and major trends in the portrayal of Arthur from the Middle Ages to the present, this collection focuses on discussion of literature written in English, French, Latin, and German. Its 16 essays, four published here for the first time, deal with such matters as the search for the historical Arthur; the depiction of Arthur in the romances Erec and Iwein ... Leer más

    $60.99 USD

  • Stephen King's The Dark Tower Concordance

    de Robin Furth, Stephen King ...
    Series series The Dark Tower
    The Complete Concordance is an entertaining and incredibly useful guide to Stephen King’s epic Dark Tower series by Robin Furth and features a foreword by Stephen King himself.The Dark Tower series is the backbone of Stephen King's legendary career. Eight books and more than three thousand pages make up this bestselling fantasy epic. The Complete Concordance covers books I-VII and The Wind Through ... Leer más

    $23.99 USD

  • Thor

    Myth to Marvel

    de 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. ... Leer más

    $33.99 USD

  • The Captivity of John II, 1356-60

    The Royal Image in Later Medieval England and France

    de Neil Murphy ...
    Series series History (R0)
    This book provides a systematic analysis of the innovations that occurred in the display of royal power during John II’s four years in English captivity. Neil Murphy shows how the French king’s competition with Edward III led to a revolution in the presentation of the royal image, manifesting through developments to the sacral character of the French monarchy, lavish displays of gift giving, and ... Leer más

    $53.99 USD

  • Exploring J.r.r. Tolkien's "the Hobbit"

    de Corey Olsen ...
    Exploring J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit is an in-depth look at one of the most beloved books of the twentieth century, uncovering its secrets and delights."An admirable and thought-provoking consideration of the underlying themes of The Hobbit, following the there-and-back-again progress from its famous first line on through to Bilbo's return home at the story's end." —Douglas A. Anderson, author of ... Leer más

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