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Modern disciplinary silos tend to separate classical philology and theology. This book explores for the first time the deep and significant interactions between them, revealing the often hidden or disavowed reliance of two major ways of understanding the world.
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This study will appeal to students and scholars of literature, history, and culture who are interested in Rome's persistence in medieval and early modern Britain.
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Explores how literary form changes when Christianity and rabbinic Judaism take shape. By reading little-known but hugely influential texts, this book opens a new and exciting vision of how the literature of the first millennium shaped culture.
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This companion volume to the third edition of the author's popular Middle Egyptian contains eight literary works from the Middle... Læs mere
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Rational persuasion and appeal to an audience's emotions are elements of most literature, but they are found in their purest form in oratory. The speeches written by the... Læs mere
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The sixteen essays in this collection deal with such varied topics as feminist readings of the characters' representations, the depiction of the lovers in medieval manuscript illuminations, in film, and in other visual arts.
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The comedies of Plautus , who brilliantly adapted Greek plays for Roman audiences ca. 205–184 BC, are the earliest Latin... Læs mere
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Horace's Odes are one of the greatest achievements of Latin literature. Richard Tarrant situates the Odes in the context of Horace's poetic career and defines their relationship to... Læs mere
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Latin Poetry in the Ancient Greek Novels establishes and explores connections between Greek imperial literature and Latin poetry. The work offers the first... Læs mere
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An easy introduction to early Greek drama.
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The first volume of a new translation of Snorri Sturluson's history of the Norwegian kings, with introduction and notes. The second edition is corrected and updated.
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This selection of essays delivers an accessible introduction to the variety, depth, and wonder of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Fresh engagement... Læs mere