Skip to main content
Search Button
Estados Unidos Tienda Kobo Tarjetas de regalo Ayuda

Kobo Rakuten

Wishlist

Carrito de compra

¡Obtienes el tratamiento VIP!

Artículos no disponibles para compra.
Por favor revisa tu carrito. Puedes eliminar los artículos no disponibles ahora o los eliminaremos nosotros automáticamente al momento de pagar.
artículosartículo
artículosartículo

Recomendado para ti

Loading...


1 - 12 de 12 resultados para “john trevisa”
Skip side bar filters

  • John Trevisa

    Translator and 14Th Century Priest to the Berkeleys

    de David Hayes ...
    In the fourteenth century, the Berkeley lords played an important part in enabling education and in promoting the use of written English. They probably sponsored the education of the Cornish boy John Trevisa. He studied at Oxford and later became priest to the Berkeley family. John Trevisa was encouraged to translate many works from Latin into English, and Thomas Berkeley was able to pass these to ... Leer más

    $4.99 USD

  • John Trevisa

    de David C. Fowler ...
    Series series Authors of the Middle Ages
    Authors of the Middle Ages is a new series, designed for research and reference. Each volume, by an expert on the subject, gives an account of the facts known about the Author's life and immediate historical context, together with a review of subsequent scholarship. This is supported by citation of al known contemporary references; a dated and classified list of manuscripts and editions; and a ... Leer más

    $55.99 USD

  • The Life and Times of John Trevisa, Medieval Scholar

    de David C. Fowler ...
    John Trevisa (ca.1342-1402), perhaps the greatest of Middle English prose translators of Latin texts into English, was almost an exact contemporary of Geoffrey Chaucer. Trevisa was born in Cornwall, studies at Oxford, and was instituted vicar of Berkeley, a position he held until his death.Over a period of thirty-five years eminent medievalist David Fowler has pieced together an account of Trevisa ... Leer más

    $80.99 USD

  • John Trevisa's Information Age

    Knowledge and the Pursuit of Literature, c. 1400

    de Emily Steiner ...
    Series series Oxford Studies in Medieval Literature and Culture
    What would medieval English literature look like if we viewed it through the lens of the compendium? In that case, John Trevisa might come into focus as the major author of the fourteenth century. Trevisa (d. 1402) made a career of translating big informational texts from Latin into English prose. These included Ranulph Higden's Polychronicon, an enormous universal history, Bartholomaeus Anglicus ... Leer más

    $79.99 USD

  • The Governance of Kings and Princes

    John Trevisa's Middle English Translation of the De Regimine Principum of Aegidius Romanus

    Edición de David C. Fowler, Charles F. Briggs, Paul G. Remley ...
    Series series Garland Medieval Texts
    This is the first edition of the Middle English version of an influential treatise on governance entitled De Regimine Principum. The first volume contains a critical text of the Middle English prose and second will provide an introduction, textual notes and a glossary. Aegidius Romanus (Giles of Rome), an Augustinian friar and professor of theology at the University of Paris, composed the Latin ... Leer más

    $73.99 USD

  • Mediaeval Lore from Bartholomew Anglicus

    Enriched edition. Exploring the medieval worldview through Bartholomew Anglicus' lore

    de active 13th century Anglicus Bartholomaeus, Blake Rees ...
    Traducido por John Trevisa ...
    In "Mediaeval Lore from Bartholomew Anglicus," the 13th-century scholar Bartholomew of England compiles a remarkable anthology of medieval knowledge, weaving together threads from natural philosophy, psychology, and moral theology. His work epitomizes the medieval scholastic tradition, drawing from classical sources while reflecting the religious and intellectual currents of his time. Utilizing an ... Leer más

    $1.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Mediaeval Lore from Bartholomew Anglicus

    Enriched edition.

    de Anglicus active 13th century Bartholomaeus, Gavin Avery ...
    Traducido por John Trevisa ...
    In "Mediaeval Lore from Bartholomew Anglicus," the renowned 13th-century scholar Bartholomaeus offers a remarkable compendium of medieval knowledge, blending folklore, natural history, and philosophy. Written in a didactic style that reflects the scholasticism of the era, this work reveals the rich tapestry of contemporary beliefs and practices regarding nature, medicine, and moral philosophy. ... Leer más

    $1.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

La gente que leyó estos también disfrutó

  • King Lucius of Britain

    de David J Knight ...
    While everyone knows the story of King Arthur, few will have heard of King Lucius, a figure who has been consigned to myth and largely forgotten in the annals of British history. Examining the primary sources as well as the archaeological evidence for this second century king, David Knight convincingly refutes the generally accepted view expounded at the beginning of the twentieth century that ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Henry V

    The Conscience of a King

    de Malcolm Vale ...
    More than just a single-minded warrior-king, Henry V comes to life in this fresh account as a gifted ruler acutely conscious of spiritual matters and his subjects’ welfareShakespeare’s centuries-old portrayal of Henry V established the king’s reputation as a warmongering monarch, a perception that has persisted ever since. But in this exciting, thoroughly researched volume a different view of ... Leer más

    $23.99 USD

  • Oaths and the English Reformation

    de Jonathan Michael Gray ...
    Series series Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History
    The practice of swearing oaths was at the centre of the English Reformation. On the one hand, oaths were the medium through which the Henrician regime implemented its ideology and secured loyalty among the people. On the other, they were the tool by which the English people embraced, resisted and manipulated royal policy. Jonathan Michael Gray argues that since the Reformation was negotiated ... Leer más

    $38.99 USD

  • The Oxford English Literary History

    Volume I: 1000-1350: Conquest and Transformation

    de Laura Ashe ...
    Series series Oxford English Literary History
    The Oxford English Literary History is the new century's definitive account of a rich and diverse literary heritage that stretches back for a millennium and more. Each of these thirteen groundbreaking volumes offers a leading scholar's considered assessment of the authors, works, cultural traditions, events, and ideas that shaped the literary voices of their age. The series will enlighten and ... Leer más

    $27.99 USD

  • The Construction of Martyrdom in the English Catholic Community, 1535–1603

    de Anne Dillon ...
    Series series St Andrews Studies in Reformation History
    Between 1535 and 1603, more than 200 English Catholics were executed by the State for treason. Drawing on an extraordinary range of contemporary sources, Anne Dillon examines the ways in which these executions were transformed into acts of martyrdom. Utilizing the reports from the gallows, the Catholic community in England and in exile created a wide range of manuscripts and texts in which they ... Leer más

    $61.99 USD