Language & Literature
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Medieval Liturgical Chant and Patristic Exegesis: Words and Music in the Second-Mode Tracts [Hardback]
Emma Hornby (Author)
Regular Price: £60.00
Special Price: £14.95
ISBN: 9781843834717
Published by : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
How do text and melody relate in western liturgical chant? Is the music simply an abstract vehicle for the text, or does it articulate textual structure and meaning? These questions are addressed here through a case study of the s... .... Learn More -
Adomnan and the Holy Places [Hardback]
Thomas O'Loughlin (Author)
Regular Price: £75.00
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ISBN: 9780567031839
Published by : Continuum International Pub.
Adomnan, ninth abbot of Iona, wrote his book, On Holy Places (De Locis Sanctis), in the closing years of the seventh century. It is a detailed account of the sites mentioned in the Christian scriptures, the overall topography, and... .... Learn More -
Poems of Alcimus Acdicius Avitus [Hardback]
George W. Shea (Translator)
Regular Price: £21.00
Special Price: £5.95
ISBN: 9780866982146
Published by : Arizona State University
Presents an English translation of the six poems of Avitus, the sixth century Bishop of Vienne, along with their two related prologues addressed to his brother-in-law Sidonius Apollinaris. The first five provide narratives on Biblical themes, the ... .... Learn More -
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Literacy and Identity in Early Medieval Ireland [Hardback]
Elva Johnston (Author)
£60.00ISBN: 9781843838555
Published by : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Much of our knowledge of early medieval Ireland comes from a rich literature written in a variety of genres and in two languages, Irish and Latin. Who wrote this literature and what role did they play within society? What did the ... .... Learn More -
Honour, Exchange and Violence in Beowulf [Hardback]
Peter S. Baker (Author)
£60.00ISBN: 9781843843467
Published by : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
This book examines violence in its social setting, and especially as an essential element in the heroic system of exchange (sometimes called the Economy of Honour). It situates Beowulf in a northern European culture where violence... .... Learn More
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