Author : Peter Speed
Publisher :
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 10,41 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Conduct of life
ISBN :
Medieval Cautionary Tales
Peter Speed
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Aldus & His Dream Book
Helen Barolini
Author : Helen Barolini
Publisher : Italica Pr
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 39,73 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780934977227
"In this marvelous, learned, and friendly volume, Helen Barolini traces the contours of his career and reveals Aldus and the Aldine press in historical and cultural context; she admirably conveys the magic of an age in which the book as we know it was invented.
Medieval Crime Fiction
Anne McKendry
Author : Anne McKendry
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 28,29 MB
Release : 2019-04-23
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1476636257
Combining elements of medievalism, the historical novel and the detective narrative, medieval crime fiction capitalizes upon the appeal of all three--the most famous examples being Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose (one of the best-selling books ever published) and Ellis Peters' endearing Brother Cadfael series. Hundreds of other novels and series fill out the genre, in settings ranging from the so-called Celtic Enlightenment in seventh-century Ireland to the ruthless Inquisition in fourteenth-century France to the mean streets of medieval London. The detectives are an eclectic group, including weary ex-crusaders, former Knights Templar, enterprising monks and nuns, and historical poets such as Geoffrey Chaucer. This book investigates the enduring popularity of the largely unexamined genre and explores its social, cultural and political contexts.
Fairy Tales from Before Fairy Tales - The Medieval Latin Past of Wonderful Lies
Author :
Publisher : READ BOOKS
Page : pages
File Size : 40,64 MB
Release :
Category :
ISBN : 9781446514054
Handbook of Medieval Culture. Volume 1
Albrecht Classen
Author : Albrecht Classen
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 706 pages
File Size : 33,43 MB
Release : 2015-08-31
Category : History
ISBN : 3110267306
A follow-up publication to the Handbook of Medieval Studies, this new reference work turns to a different focus: medieval culture. Medieval research has grown tremendously in depth and breadth over the last decades. Particularly our understanding of medieval culture, of the basic living conditions, and the specific value system prevalent at that time has considerably expanded, to a point where we are in danger of no longer seeing the proverbial forest for the trees. The present, innovative handbook offers compact articles on essential topics, ideals, specific knowledge, and concepts defining the medieval world as comprehensively as possible. The topics covered in this new handbook pertain to issues such as love and marriage, belief in God, hell, and the devil, education, lordship and servitude, Christianity versus Judaism and Islam, health, medicine, the rural world, the rise of the urban class, travel, roads and bridges, entertainment, games, and sport activities, numbers, measuring, the education system, the papacy, saints, the senses, death, and money.
Devils, Women, and Jews
Joan Young Gregg
Author : Joan Young Gregg
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 30,53 MB
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780791434178
Analyzes and illustrates the demonization of women and Jews in medieval sermon stories, retelling over one hundred of these tales in modern English.
Medieval Family Roles
Cathy Jorgensen Itnyre
Author : Cathy Jorgensen Itnyre
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 29,70 MB
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1136537716
This colelction of twelve original essays by European and American scholars, offers some of the latest research in three broad areas of medieval history: marriage, children, and family ties.
The Bad Child's Book of Beasts
Hilaire Belloc
Author : Hilaire Belloc
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
Page : 18 pages
File Size : 34,16 MB
Release : 1980-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1465529934
Jim, who Ran Away from His Nurse, and was Eaten by a Lion
Hilaire Belloc
Author : Hilaire Belloc
Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 32,28 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780375859700
A hardcover release of a darkly comic, cautionary 1907 classic adds whimsical illustrations, interactive lift-flaps and a roaring lion pop-up to the story of a youngster whose forays from home culminate in a "miserable end."
The Spirit of Medieval English Popular Romance
Ad Putter
Author : Ad Putter
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 32,69 MB
Release : 2014-06-06
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1317885562
The Middle English popular romances enjoyed a wide appeal in later medieval Britain, and even today students of medieval literature will encounter examples of the genre, such as Sir Orfeo, Sir Tristrem, and Sir Launfal. This collection of twelve specially commissioned essays is designed to meet the need for a stimulating guide to the genre. Each essay introduces one popular romance, setting it in its literary and historical contexts, and develops an original interpretation that reveals the possibilities that popular romances offer for modern literary criticism. A substantial introduction by the editors discusses the production and transmission of popular romances in the Middle Ages, and considers the modern reception of popular romance and the interpretative challenges offered by new theoretical approaches. Accessible to advanced students of English, this book is also of interest to those working in the field of medieval studies, comparative literature, and popular culture.