Examines legal documents and magic texts relevant to two cases where authorities in Tudor England confronted practicing magicians. Explores how magicians thought about the world, where they got their ideas, and how their magic was supposed to work.
A collection of essays on the work of Latin American philosopher Enrique Dussel, focusing on his ethics of liberation.
A short introduction to the study of Akkadian literature from ancient Babylonia and Assyria, encompassing some two thousand years of literary history of the ancient Middle East.
Combining scholarly essays with visual narratives and a conclusion in comics form, establishes graphic medicine as a new area of scholarship. Demonstrates that graphic... Læs mere
This translation shows that "The Book of Deeds of Arms and of Chivalry" contains much that is original to the author. As a military manual... Læs mere
An exploration of Vulgar Latin, those features of Latin language that were not recommended by the classical grammarians but existed nonetheless. It portrays the subject as a complicated... Læs mere
Examines how the Jews in the Crown of Aragon in the twelfth through fourteenth centuries negotiated the overlapping jurisdictions and power relations of local lords and the crown.
Examines how the religious environment around Emily Dickinson, specifically New England Protestantism, helps in understanding her poetry, and conversely how her poetry brings attention to religious aspects of her culture and surroundings.
A collection of essays exploring the nature and experience of love, its contradictions and limits, and its material and ideal forms.... Læs mere
What is art? What is it to understand a work of art? What is the value of art? Robert Stecker seeks to answer these central questions of aesthetics by placing them... Læs mere
Traces the history of the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia from its founding in 1809. Documents the productions and players at the theater, and the difficulties it has faced from economic crises, changing tastes, and competition from new media.