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Shakespeare's London Theatreland: Archaeology, History and Drama [Paperback]
Julian Bowsher (Author)
$29.95ISBN: 9781907586125
Published by : Museum of London Archaeology
This guide to the unique theatrical venues of London, from 1567, when the first playhouse was built, to 1642, when Cromwell closed them down, sets out the rich dramatic history of this period in relation to the latest exciting archaeological ev... .... Learn More -
The Doctrine of the Hert: A Critical Edition with Introduction and Commentary [Hardback]
Christiania Whitehead (Author);Denis Renevey (Author);Anne Mouron (Author)
$95.00ISBN: 9780859897778
Published by : The Exeter Press
This volume makes readily available for the first time a critical edition of The Doctrine of the Hert, the fifteenth-century English translation of De doctrina cordis, a thirteenth-century Latin devotional treatise addressed to nuns. A religious b... .... Learn More -
Medical and Scientific Writing in Late Medieval English [Hardback]
Irma Taavitsainen (Author);Paivi Pahta (Author)
Regular Price: $125.00
Special Price: $39.98
ISBN: 9780521831338
Published by : Cambridge University Press
Book Description
The late middle ages in England saw a flowering of scientific writing in the vernacular, taking English discourse in new directions and establishing new textual genres. This book examines the sociolinguistic causes and effe... .... Learn More -
Ancrene Wisse, Guide for Anchoresses: A Translation [Hardback]
Bella Millett (Author)
$90.00ISBN: 9780859897754
Published by : The Exeter Press
A new annotated translation of the early thirteenth century guide for women religious recluses, designed to accompany the recent and definitive Middle English text published by the Early English Text Society. The introduction sets the work in its ... .... Learn More -
Chaucer from Prentice to Poet: The Metaphor of Love in Dream Visions and Troilus and Criseyde [Hardback]
Edward I Condren (Author)
Regular Price: $59.95
Special Price: $30.00
ISBN: 9780813032412
Published by : University of Florida Press
While covering all the major work produced by Geoffrey Chaucer in his pre-Canterbury Tales career, Chaucer from Prentice to Poet seeks to correct the traditional interpretations of these poems. Edward Condren provides new and provocative interp... .... Learn More -
Creation of Lancastrian Kingship: Literature, Language and Politics in Late Medieval England [Hardback]
Jenni Nuttall (Author)
Regular Price: $86.00
Special Price: $29.98
ISBN: 9780521874960
Published by : Cambridge University Press
The arguments used to justify the deposition of Richard II in 1399 created new forms of political discussion which developed alongside new expectations of kingship itself and which shaped political action and debate for centuries to come. This ... .... Learn More -
William of Newburgh: The History of English Affairs Book 2 [Hardback]
P. G. Walsh (Author); M. J. Kennedy (Author)
Regular Price: $80.00
Special Price: $14.98
ISBN: 9780856684739
Published by : Aris & Phillips
Series: Classical Texts
The History of English Affairs , covering the years 1066-1197, was written at the close of the twelfth century and has been described as being "both in substance and in form ... the finest historical work left to us by an Englishman of the twelf... .... Learn More -
William of Newburgh: The History of English Affairs Book 2 [Paperback]
P. G. Walsh (Author); M. J. Kennedy (Author)
$32.00ISBN: 9780856684746
Published by : Aris & Phillips
Series: Classical Texts
The History of English Affairs , covering the years 1066-1197, was written at the close of the twelfth century and has been described as being "both in substance and in form ... the finest historical work left to us by an Englishman of the twelf... .... Learn More -
Ireland and the Grail [Paperback]
John Carey (Author)
$29.95ISBN: 9781891271151
Published by : Celtic Studies Publications
Series: Celtic Studies Publications
Volume: 11
This is the first book-length study of the origins of the Grail legend to have been undertaken by a specialist in medieval Irish literature. Drawing on a detailed reexamination of the relevant texts in Irish, Welsh, Latin and French, extensive ... .... Learn More -
Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales: A Casebook [Paperback]
Lee Patterson (Author)
Regular Price: $40.00
Special Price: $14.98
ISBN: 9780195175745
Published by : Oxford University Press
The ten essays selected for this book illuminate the central themes of the most frequently taught Canterbury Tales . These texts are appropriate for undergraduates and general readers and were edited carefully to ensure that references and allu... .... Learn More