A translation into English of Albert Henry’s definitive edition of Adenet le Roi’s Cleomadés, a story based on a tale fr......more
Bestsellers and masterpieces: The changing medieval canon offers a comparative critique of the development of the ’moder......more
Capitalising on developments in the field over the past decade, Riddles at work provides an up-to-date microcosm of rese......more
This book investigates how a noted fourteenth-century Castilian writer developed and disseminated a concept of individua......more
Julian of Norwich’s Revelations of Divine Love grapples with the same fundamental question that has vexed philosophers a......more
This book argues that political concerns, inseparable from Dante’s biography, permeate his entire corpus, emerging at th......more
Vernacular writers of late medieval England were engaged in global conversations about orthodoxy and heresy. Entering th......more
A significant new account of emotion in Middle English literature, proposing key methodologies for the analysis of feeli......more
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A critical edition with facing-page English translation of the fourteenth-century Il Tristano Riccardiano, MS 1729. The ......more
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Otherworld women feature in a number of medieval Irish tales, but they are not always powerful figures. Indeed, those wh......more
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Explores the practices and processes by which manuscripts were crafted, mended, protected, marked, gifted and shared. Du......more
The Secret in Medieval Literature: Alternative Worlds in the Middle Ages explores the many strange phenomena, both in th......more
Classical and Medieval Literature CriticismM assembles and contextualizes critical responses to the works of writers of ......more
Classical and Medieval Literature CriticismM assembles and contextualizes critical responses to the works of writers of ......more
Traditionally attributed to King Solomon and defined by Rabbi Aqiva as the Holy of Holies among the sacred Scriptures, t......more
Who is the Pearl-poet? How do ideas about his life and interpretations of his poems shape our understanding of his work ......more
The outstanding qualities of the Galloway horse landrace are referenced in literary sources from the late sixteenth cent......more
This volume contains ten articles dedicated to the comparative study of emotions in literature. The present anthology ti......more
This book explores the different functions and metaphorical concepts of alchemy in fourteenth- and fifteenth-century Mid......more
Geoffrey of Monmouth’s immensely popular Latin prose Historia regum Britanniae (c. 1138), followed by French verse trans......more
This study uses examinations of Exeter riddles, Old English religious verse and Beowulf to formulate the poetics of spol......more
Highlights human encounters with the forest and its trees at the time of the European Middle Ages, when their lofty boug......more
Sheds new light on how masculinity was understood, lived, performed and viewed during a period of huge change. Premodern......more
Exploring medical writing in England in the 100+ years after the advent of the "Great Mortality", this book examines the......more
Since its founding in 1943, Medievalia et Humanistica has won worldwide recognition as the first scholarly publication i......more
As part of the historicizing corpus of seventh-century Irish writing, the Lives framed the narrative of the early saints......more
What did the body mean for inhabitants of the medieval Norse-speaking world? How was the physical body viewed? Where did......more
The monograph series Oxford Studies in Medieval Literature and Culture showcases the plurilingual and multicultural qual......more
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An investigation of English and Scottish dream visions written on the cusp of the "Renaissance", teasing out distinctive......more
Demonstrates the essential nature of biblical translation and adaptation to Old-Norse-Icelandic literature. The historic......more
Demonstrates the wide prevalence of supposedly impermissible divination techniques found in a wide range of manuscripts ......more
From the award-winning biographer of Chaucer, the story of his most popular and scandalous character, from the Middle Ag......more
The earliest chronicle of England in Dutch is found in a series of chronicles published in 1480 by Jan Veldener, who had......more
The market for rare books has been characterized as unpredictable, and driven by the whims of a small number of rich ind......more
Why Parzival? endeavors to explore and uncover the overarching cultural, educational, and spiritual significance of Parz......more
How, Barbara Newman asks, did the myth of the separable heart take such a firm hold in the Middle Ages, from lovers exch......more
Beowulf, composed around 700 A.D., is the first great epic poem in the English language. It tells the timeless story of ......more
Beowulf, composed around 700 A.D., is the first great epic poem in the English language. It tells the timeless story of ......more
The monograph series Oxford Studies in Medieval Literature and Culture showcases the plurilingual and multicultural qual......more
In what questions are scholars of Horace currently interested? What opportunities does this core Roman author offer twen......more
How medieval poems sparked discussions on women’s agency, love, marriage, and honor that prefigured modern feminism Th......more
In this elegantly written study, Nancy Mason Bradbury situates Chaucer’s last and most ambitious work in the context of ......more
From England and France to the Low Countries, Wales, Scotland, and Italy, the Hundred Years War (1337-1453) fundamentall......more
An entertaining tour of Old English words for animals, from the author of The Wordhord: Daily Life in Old English, which......more
A new history of early global literature that treats translators as active agents mediating cultures. In this book, Zrin......more
"Understanding the history of grief and madness in late medieval and early modern Iberia through the lives of three roya......more
A collection of essays exploring Geoffrey Chaucer’s life, work, and enduring impact. The Geoffrey Chaucer of this book i......more
The volume consists of six papers that propose new approaches to the study of fragmentary Hesiodic epic. They explore in......more
French Lessons in Late-Medieval England presents two fifteenth-century manuals designed to support facility in French am......more
Part of a formidable publishing industry, cheap yet eye-catching graphic narratives consistently charmed early modern Ja......more
The first collection of essays in the English language dedicated to the cultural achievements and politics of one of the......more
No detailed description available for "Discourses on Dante"....more
The Council of Constantinople of 869-70 was highly dramatic, with its trial and condemnation of Patriarch Photius, a tow......more
The two romances translated in this volume, the Roman de Thèbes and the Roman d’Eneas, form, along with the Roman de Tro......more
All-father, warlord, runemaster, kingmaker, healer-manifold aspects, numerous stories. This book brings together the wri......more
All-father, warlord, runemaster, kingmaker, healer-manifold aspects, numerous stories. This book brings together the wri......more
This book examines feminist textual and cinematic engagements with the idea of the Middle Ages in the nineteenth and twe......more
Studies in Medieval and Renaissance History is an annual publication of historiographical essays on the pre-modern world......more
This book studies the ways in which three fields of creative activity inspired by the medieval - musical performance, li......more
This book gathers contributions negotiating feminism’s place within medieval studies. It is about overlaps and twists, a......more
A new history of early global literature that treats translators as active agents mediating cultures. In this book, Zrin......more
Arthurian Matters of Britain explores a world inspired by the Celtic, Christian, and Islamic traditions, and arrives at ......more
Drawing on a wide range of Old English literary and religious texts, Nothing Pure explores the cultural translation of J......more
J.R. R. Tolkien has been revered as the father of twentieth-century fantasy; however, many initially criticized him for ......more
How can immortality be a curse? According to the Wandering Jew legend, as Jesus made his way to Calvary, a man refused h......more
Acclaimed for centuries as the "Father of English Literature," Geoffrey Chaucer enjoys widespread and effusive praise fo......more
Scotland’s Royal Women and European Literary Culture, 1424-1587 seeks to fill a significant gap in the rich and ever-gro......more
The John Rylands Library houses one of the finest collections of rare books, manuscripts and archives in the world. The ......more
This volume revolves around three men who knew each other well, oversaw the political and spiritual life of much of nort......more
Studies in the Age of Chaucer is the annual yearbook of the New Chaucer Society, publishing articles on the writing of C......more
Classical and Medieval Literature CriticismM assembles and contextualizes critical responses to the works of writers of ......more
This book is based on the postmedieval journal special issue Critical Confessions Now. These chapters on confessions exh......more
This book is based on the postmedieval journal special issue Prophetic Futures. It calls for renewed attention to prophe......more
This ground-breaking book analyses premodern whiteness as operations of fragility, precarity and racialicity across bodi......more
The heroes of early narrative are the faces of an older world. In constant retellings, their stories hold the memory lik......more
This collection explores the intersection of gender and mobility across the Global Middle Ages. Medieval Mobilities ques......more
This book is based on the postmedieval journal special issue Contact zones: Fur, minerals, milk, and other things. It of......more
Scotland’s Royal Women and European Literary Culture, 1424-1587 seeks to fill a significant gap in the rich and ever-gro......more
The concept of love’s wound has haunted European culture for centuries. This book investigates this fundamental concept ......more
Cognitive approaches to early medieval texts have tended to focus on the mind in isolation. By examining the interplay b......more
The statesman and scholar Theodore Metochites was one of the most important personalities of the fourteenth-century Byza......more