Romance

ISBN: 9781403967305
Published by : Palgrave
In stark contrast to the courtly world of romances, `medieval Iberian lyric is full of uppity women mouthing off'. Often to be heard being sung in the streets of 13th-century Spain and Portugal by ordinary men and women, these usually obscene s... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781843840589
Published by : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
The last of Christine de Pizan's book-length allegories, The Vision [L'Avision] was written at a time of tumult in both the history of France and Christine's own professional life. It is both a powerful contemporary response to the chaos that w... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781843840503
Published by : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Chrétien de Troyes is arguably the creator of Arthurian romance, and it is on his work that later writers have based their interpretations. This book offers both crucial information on, and a comprehensive coverage of, all aspects of the work o... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780750934206
Published by : Sutton Publishing Ltd
A new translation with a fascinating general introductory chapter on the travels of Marco Polo. Each book of Rusticello and Marco Polo's work is also individually introduced with particular attention paid to its historical veracity .... Learn More

ISBN: 9782503521909
Published by : Brepols
Series: Late Medieval and Early Modern Studies 7
Volume: 7
This major study looks at the heritage and literary transformation of Giovanni Boccaccio's De mulieribus claris in late-fifteenth and early-sixteenth-century Italy.

The monograph is the first full-length study of the new elaborations o... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781843830887
Published by : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
This volume catalogues, but in most cases does not reproduce, 944 letters, orders and musters relating to Bertrand du Gusclin, `the most famous French soldier of his generation'. He is a popular subject for biographers who have based their stud... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789004139534
Published by : Brill Academic Publishers
John of Garland's Miseria Ecclesia , written in the mid 13th century, examines the symbolism behind the physical manifestations of religion and its rituals, including church architecture, vestments, liturgy and the sacraments. This volume reco... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780786419647
Published by : McFarland & Company
The romance Guillaume de Paris represents the fullest treatment of the medieval werewolf tale: the small child Guillaume, prince of Sicily, is kidnapped by a werewolf who, years later, helps Guillaume win his love and overcome his enemies. It... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780140449303
Published by : Penguin Books Ltd
In the summer of 1348, as the Black Death ravages their city, ten young Florentines take refuge in the countryside. They amuse themselves by each telling a story a day for the ten days they are destined to remain there a hundred stories of lov... .... Learn More