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These studies of the theory and practice of translation in the Middle Ages show a wide range of translational practices, on texts which range from anonymous Middle English romances and biblical commentaries to the writings of Usk, Chaucer and Malory.

Biennial volumes of new research on an eventful century coloured by the Plantagenet dynasty.

A study of the manuscripts, relics and historical traditions of Anglo-Saxon Exeter before Leofric moved the see of Devon and Cornwall there in 1050.

Concentrating on Europe, this volume's sixteen essays discuss different forms of medievalism in Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and Serbia.

First translation into English of key chronicle for events of the Albigensian Crusade and the attack on heresy, including the siege of the Cathar stronghold, Montsegur.

War, rebellion and castle-building in Normandy and Poitou, charters and writs, dedications of churches in England, Jews, attitudes to kindred - the regular stimulating mix.

The performance and composition of liturgical music at El Escorial re-examined.

Offers readers new ways of conceptualizing music and new insights into music created in Russia.

An examination of the varied ways, outside and inside markets, in which Asante producers obtained labor, land and capital during the transformative era.

An investigation of the role which the English book trade played in an important transitional period in early modern medicine.

Wide-ranging essays making up the first major study of Nietzsche and the classical tradition in a quarter of a century.

From Horace Walpole to Angela Carter and the X-Files, new and familiar texts are reassessed, and common readings of Gothic themes and critical approaches to the genre are interrogated.

[Does] an immense service to anyone interested in Joan of Arc... skillfully disentangles countless textual threads, all centered around one problem: the nature of Joan's mission as it was examined in the early theological debates... A thorough and timely book. MYSTICS QUARTERLY

Annotated bibliography of the Arthurian legend in modern English-language fiction, not only in literary texts, but in television, music, and art.

A fresh look at early dramatic activity in Scandinavia, using archaeological, historical and literary evidence.

`Both authoritative and attractive, this is a most welcome study... a cornucopia of facts and insights....' CHOICE

Discussion of Thomas Mann's fiction (particularly Doctor Faustus), his preoccupation with redemption, and the connection in his work between myth and music.

Presents a kind of contact with the unseen world. This title attempts to understand that world in its holistic relationship to the visible, tangible world.

Sharply focused essays on the most significant aspects of German Romanticism.

Traces literary developments in the German-speaking countries from 1900 to the present.

The life, career and medieval biography of Gruffudd ap Cynan, king of Gwynedd 1095-1137.

This book makes Africa the centerpiece of an intercultural investigation of modern colonial power and its resistance, focusing on the writings of Ghanaian intellectuals.

Eleven essays by influential scholars (from C.S. Lewis to A.J. Minnis] provide an introduction for students to Gower's Confessio Amantisand its important criticism.

The major discovery of a late 17c manuscript of Robin Hood ballads is a significant event in the study of early English popular culture: fuller and variant ballad texts introduced with full critical apparatus.

Examination of the striking new style of writing history in the twelfth century, by men such as Gaimar, Wace and Ambroise.

The literature of medieval knighthood is shown to have influenced exploration narratives from Marco Polo to Captain John Smith.

Latest research on the chivalric ethos of western Europe 10c-15c. from the practical [houses, armour], to the intellectual [concept of holy war, loyalty, etc.]

Cumulatively [the volumes] are of increasing value as repositories of scholarship on the multi-dimensional subject of knighthood ... highly informative and useful. ALBION

A study of the language of Chaucerian manuscripts, printed editions and Chaucer's 15th century followers. Winner of the 2005 Beatrice White Prize for outstanding scholarly work in the field of English literature before 1590

First English translation, with new edition, of a crucial text.