Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval Books

In Dante's Paradiso, the first garden dweller, Adam, speaks of the language he 'used and shaped' (Par. XXVI, 114) and affirms the rather unstable, yet malleable, character of the vernacular tongue, which is tied both to natural variation and to pleasure...

Since the earliest days of its circulation, Dante's Divine Comedy has drawn readers into conversation with it, but what is it that makes the poem so particularly involving? And why might videogames help us understand this better? Drawing on new theories...

Several scholarly fields investigate the reuse of source texts, most relevantly adaptation studies and fanfiction studies. The limitation of these two fields is that adaptation studies focuses narrowly on retelling, usually in the form of film...

Schleiermacher's Introductions to the Dialogues of Plato is a book written by Friedrich Schleiermacher in 1836. The book provides an in-depth analysis of Plato's dialogues, and Schleiermacher's interpretation of them. The author examines each dialogue...

Le livre ""Oeuvres A. De Longperier V5, Moyen Age Et Renaissance, Part 2, 1858-1868 (1883)"" de Schlumberger, G. est un recueil d'�����uvres de l'historien et arch�����ologue fran�����ais Antoine De Longperier. Cette cinqui�����me partie du livre se...

""Sredniowieczna Poezya Lacinska W Polsce"" to trzytomowe dzie�����o autorstwa Aleksandra Brucknera, opublikowane w 1894 roku. W ksi���������ce przedstawiona zosta�����a poezja �����aci�����ska z okresu �����redniowiecza w Polsce. Autor omawia w niej...

Le livre ""Oeuvres De Jean Racine V2: Avec Les Variantes Et Les Imitations De Auteurs Grecs Et Latins (1807)"" de Jean Racine est une compilation de ses �����uvres compl�����tes. Cette deuxi�����me �����dition comprend des variantes et des imitations des...

The Classical Reader is a collection of lessons in both prose and verse from esteemed English and American writers, compiled by Francis William Pitt Greenwood and originally published in 1826. The book includes works from authors such as William...

""Speculum Tragicum Regum, Principum, Et Magnatum Superioris Soeculi Celebriorum Ruinas Exitusque Calamitosos Breviter Complectens"" est liber Ioannis Dickenson, editus anno 1603. In hoc libro describuntur ruinae et exitus calamitosi regum, principum, et...

Specimens of Old Christmas Carols is a collection of traditional English Christmas carols compiled by Thomas Wright and originally published in 1841. The book contains 42 carols, some dating back to the 15th century, and includes lyrics, sheet music, and...

""Notes On The Book Of Job: With A New Version (1879)"" is a book written by William Kelly. The book is a comprehensive study of the biblical book of Job, which is part of the Old Testament. The author provides a new version of the book of Job, along...

Sulpitii Severi Opera Omnia est liber qui continet omnes scripta Sulpitii Severi, scriptoris Christiani saeculi IV. In hoc libro, legentibus erunt historiae vitae sanctorum et narratio de persecutionibus Christianorum. Praeterea, adiuncti sunt...

Criticism and Medieval Poetry is a book written by A. C. Spearing in 1873. The book explores the relationship between medieval poetry and literary criticism. Spearing delves into the works of various medieval poets such as Chaucer, Langland, and Gower,...

M. Tullius Cicero Quatenus Artium Optimarum Amator Exstiterit (1890) est liber auctore Eugenio Rigal, qui de vita et operibus M. Tullii Ciceronis tractat. In hoc libro, auctor agit de Ciceronis amoribus ad artes optimas, ut oratoria, philosophiam, et...

Il ""Libro Terzo Delle Rime Di Diversi Nobilissimi Et Eccellentissimi Autori"" ����� un'antologia di poesie scritte da vari autori nobili e eccellenti. Questo libro ����� stato pubblicato per la prima volta nel 1501 ed ����� stato curato da Andrea...

Q. Sept. Flor. Tertulliani Liber IX: Locis Quamplurimis Emendati (1628) est opus a Tertulliano, Quinto Septimio Florente compositum. In hoc libro, Tertullianus multos locos emendat, quae in libris prioribus non satis accurate scripti sunt. Liber IX...

In an era marked by profound disparities, this book explores the significant waysthe pandemic has deepened gender inequalities in the labor, education, and healthsectors.

Thema des Bandes ist die Kontinuität antiker Traditionen in der europäischen Literatur des Mittelalters und der Neuzeit. Ein Schwerpunkt liegt dabei auf der produktiven Aufnahme und Weiterentwicklung mythologischer Stoffe in verschiedenen...

What explains the similarity among the conversion accounts of so many barbarian rulers of the Byzantine Near East? Royal adoptions of a new religion, whether Christianity, Judaism, or Manichaeism, appear to draw on a common literary topos. King Abgar of...

Das in der Forschung vielfach und kontrovers diskutierte Verhältnis von Platonismus und Christentum erörtert die Arbeit anhand der menschlichen Seele, die ein gemeinsamer Gegenstand der platonischen und der frühchristlichen Denkarbeit war. Gregor von...

The 12th century saw an explosion of interest in the Roman past by authors all over Europe, who were looking for historical templates they could use to model the emerging political and cultural identities in their own texts. The Kaiserchronik, the first...

The moment I chose to write this book to outsource Odia literature, a part of my commitment as a historian impels me to seek and serve truth. The writing of history demanded a special kind of observation because all events, having slipped into the past,...

It is impossible to overstate the importance of English poet GEOFFREY CHAUCER (c. 1343–c. 1400) to the development of literature in the English language. His writings—which were popular during his own lifetime with the nobility as well as with the...

It is impossible to overstate the importance of English poet GEOFFREY CHAUCER (c. 1343–c. 1400) to the development of literature in the English language. His writings—which were popular during his own lifetime with the nobility as well as with the...

It is impossible to overstate the importance of English poet GEOFFREY CHAUCER (c. 1343–c. 1400) to the development of literature in the English language. His writings—which were popular during his own lifetime with the nobility as well as with the...

It is impossible to overstate the importance of English poet GEOFFREY CHAUCER (c. 1343–c. 1400) to the development of literature in the English language. His writings—which were popular during his own lifetime with the nobility as well as with the...

It is impossible to overstate the importance of English poet GEOFFREY CHAUCER (c. 1343–c. 1400) to the development of literature in the English language. His writings—which were popular during his own lifetime with the nobility as well as with the...