Language & Literature

ISBN: 9781138684041
Published by : Routledge
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Apocalypse and Reform provides a range of perspectives on what reformist apocalypticism meant for the formation of Medieval Europe, from the Fall of Rome to the Twelfth-Century. This book challenges accepted narratives about both the development o... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780190679194
Published by : Oxford University Press
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In 1144, the mutilated body of William of Norwich, a young apprentice leatherworker, was found abandoned outside the city's walls. The boy bore disturbing signs of torture, and a story spread that it was a ritual murder, performed by Jews in imita... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781409441847
Published by : Routledge
Series: Church, Faith and Culture in the Medieval West
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As Cardinal Hugolino and as pope, Gregory was one of the dominant figures in the history of the papacy of the High Middle Ages. His pontificate was a key stage in the development of papal relations with many of the realms of Christendom, as well a... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780814342718
Published by : Wayne State University Press
Series: Raphael Patai Series in Jewish Folklore and Anthropology
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In the thirteenth century, an anonymous scribe compiled sixty-nine tales that became Sefer ha-ma’asim, the earliest compilation of Hebrew tales known to us in Western Europe. The author writes that the stories encompass "descriptions of herbs... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780198800972
Published by : Oxford University Press
Series: Studies of the German Historical Institute, London
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The Dominican Order's exponential growth in the first decades of its existence brought with it the challenges of providing a stable organizational framework for the order and its members, and maintaining unity and cohesion, from local to provincia... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781783272549
Published by : Boydell & Brewer
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 The reform movement known variously as Wycliffism or Lollardy is now a familiar feature of the premodern intellectual and religious landscape. But even though "heresy" has migrated to the forefront of medieval studies in recent dec... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781487501914
Published by : University of Toronto Press
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Widely heard and read throughout the middle ages, romance literature has persisted for centuries and has lately re-emerged in the form of speculative fiction, inviting readers to step out of the actual world and experience the intriguing pleasure ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789462983991
Published by : Amsterdam University Press
Series: Visual and Material Culture, 1300-1700
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In the fifteenth century, the Oblates of Santa Francesca Romana, a fledgling community of religious women in Rome, commissioned an impressive array of artwork for their newly acquired living quarters, the Tor de'Specchi. The imagery focused overwh... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781843844754
Published by : Boydell & Brewer
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A possible direct link between the two greatest literary collections of the fourteenth century, Boccaccio's Decameron and Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, has long tantalized readers because these works share many stories, which are, moreover, placed i... .... Learn More