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1. Cover image for 'Vergil's Aeneid and the Roman Self'
Vergil's Aeneid and the Roman Self
Subject and Nation in Literary Discourse
Yasmin Syed
Reading the Aeneid as the central text of Roman literary education, Yasmin Syed investigates the poem’s power to shape Roman notions of self and cultural identity
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Vergil's Aeneid and the Roman Self
Subject and Nation in Literary Discourse
Yasmin Syed
Reading the Aeneid as the central text of Roman literary education, Yasmin Syed investigates the poem’s power to shape Roman notions of self and cultural identity
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Vergil's Aeneid and the Roman Self
Subject and Nation in Literary Discourse
Yasmin Syed
Reading the Aeneid as the central text of Roman literary education, Yasmin Syed investigates the poem's power to shape Roman notions of self and cultural identity
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Commerce with the Classics
Ancient Books and Renaissance Readers
Volume: 20
Anthony Grafton
A distinctive history of the traditions of reading and life in the Renaissance library, as seen in the texts of Renaissance intellectuals
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Commerce with the Classics
Ancient Books and Renaissance Readers
Volume: 20
Anthony Grafton
A distinctive history of the traditions of reading and life in the Renaissance library, as seen in the texts of Renaissance intellectuals
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Paper 2020 $29.95 Available Add Paper for "Commerce with the Classics" to Cart
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3. Cover image for 'The Neapolitan Recipe Collection'
The Neapolitan Recipe Collection
Cuoco Napoletano
Terence Scully
Feasting as a window into medieval Italian culture
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Paper 2015 $40.95 Available Add Paper for "The Neapolitan Recipe Collection" to Cart
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Textual Conspiracies
Walter Benjamin, Idolatry, and Political Theory
James R. Martel
Engaging political and literary luminaries in an alternative narrative about power
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Textual Conspiracies
Walter Benjamin, Idolatry, and Political Theory
James R. Martel
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Macaronic Sermons
Bilingualism and Preaching in Late-Medieval England
Siegfried Wenzel
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6. Cover image for 'Listening to Homer'
Listening to Homer
Tradition, Narrative, and Audience
Ruth Scodel
A discussion of how ancient Greek bards ensured that their poetry would reach audiences of various backgrounds
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Listening to Homer
Tradition, Narrative, and Audience
Ruth Scodel
A discussion of how ancient Greek bards ensured that their poetry would reach audiences of various backgrounds
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7. Cover image for 'Middle English Dictionary'
Middle English Dictionary
Plan and Bibliography, 2nd Edition
Robert E. Lewis, Editor
The final installment of the most important modern reference work for Middle English studies
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Paper 2007 $31.95 Available Add Paper for "Middle English Dictionary" to Cart
8. Cover image for 'Dead Lovers'
Dead Lovers
Erotic Bonds and the Study of Premodern Europe
Edited by Basil Dufallo and Peggy McCracken
Explores the variety of bonds that are formed between writers and the figure of the dead lover
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Hardcover 2006 $84.95 Available Add Hardcover for "Dead Lovers" to Cart
9. Cover image for 'Myth, Montage, and Visuality in Late Medieval Manuscript Culture'
Myth, Montage, and Visuality in Late Medieval Manuscript Culture
Christine de Pizan's Epistre Othea
Marilynn Desmond and Pamela Sheingorn
A broad multidisciplinary study that uses the Epistre Othea to examine the visual presentation of knowledge
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Paper 2006 $39.95 Available Add Paper for "Myth, Montage, and Visuality in Late Medieval Manuscript Culture" to Cart
10. Cover image for 'Rogues and Early Modern English Culture'
Rogues and Early Modern English Culture
Craig Dionne and Steve Mentz, Editors
A definitive collection of critical essays on the literary and cultural impact of the early modern rogue
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Rogues and Early Modern English Culture
Craig Dionne and Steve Mentz, Editors
A definitive collection of critical essays on the literary and cultural impact of the early modern rogue
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Rogues and Early Modern English Culture
Craig Dionne and Steve Mentz, Editors
A definitive collection of critical essays on the literary and cultural impact of the early modern rogue
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Paper 2006 $30.95 Available Add Paper for "Rogues and Early Modern English Culture" to Cart
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Early Modern Autobiography
Theories, Genres, Practices
Ronald Bedford, Lloyd Davis and Philippa Kelly, Editors
Explores the diversity and creativity of early modern life-writing
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Paper 2006 $34.95 Available Add Paper for "Early Modern Autobiography" to Cart
12. Cover image for 'Sublimity and Skepticism in Montaigne and Milton'
Sublimity and Skepticism in Montaigne and Milton
David L. Sedley
Boldly investigates the relationship between the sublime as an aesthetic category and the emergence of skepticism as a philosophical problem
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A Beckett Canon
Ruby Cohn
An indispensable guide to the oeuvre of Samuel Beckett, spanning sixty years
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A Beckett Canon
Ruby Cohn
An indispensable guide to the oeuvre of Samuel Beckett, spanning sixty years
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A Beckett Canon
Ruby Cohn
An indispensable guide to the oeuvre of Samuel Beckett, spanning sixty years
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14. Cover image for 'Mapping Michel Serres'
Mapping Michel Serres
Niran Abbas, Editor
International scholars shed new light on the work of renowned French philosopher Michel Serres
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Mapping Michel Serres
Niran Abbas, Editor
International scholars shed new light on the work of renowned French philosopher Michel Serres
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15. Cover image for 'Strong Voices, Weak History'
Strong Voices, Weak History
Early Women Writers and Canons in England, France, and Italy
Pamela J Benson and Victoria Kirkham, Editors
Reveals how medieval and Renaissance women won acclaim in their contemporary canons, and offers reasons for the decline of their reputation in later ages
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16. Cover image for 'Satiric Advice on Women and Marriage'
Satiric Advice on Women and Marriage
From Plautus to Chaucer
Warren S. Smith, Editor
Traces satiric themes on women, sex, and marriage through ancient Latin literature and the Middle Ages into Chaucer
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Satiric Advice on Women and Marriage
From Plautus to Chaucer
Warren S. Smith, Editor
Traces satiric themes on women, sex, and marriage through ancient Latin literature and the Middle Ages into Chaucer
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17. Cover image for 'Revels in Madness'
Revels in Madness
Insanity in Medicine and Literature
Allen Thiher
A sweeping survey of how notions of madness have been represented in medicine and literature from the Greeks to the present
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Revels in Madness
Insanity in Medicine and Literature
Allen Thiher
A sweeping survey of how notions of madness have been represented in medicine and literature from the Greeks to the present
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Revels in Madness
Insanity in Medicine and Literature
Allen Thiher
A sweeping survey of how notions of madness have been represented in medicine and literature from the Greeks to the present
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18. Cover image for 'The Myths of Fiction'
The Myths of Fiction
Studies in the Canonical Greek Novels
Edmund P. Cueva
A revolutionary account of the emergence of myth over history as the defining feature of the Greek novel
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The Myths of Fiction
Studies in the Canonical Greek Novels
Edmund P. Cueva
A revolutionary account of the emergence of myth over history as the defining feature of the Greek novel
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19. Cover image for 'Textual Awareness'
Textual Awareness
A Genetic Study of Late Manuscripts by Joyce, Proust, and Mann
Dirk Van Hulle
Compares the writing processes behind three central works of the modernist canon, revealing fascinating connections between literary and textual criticism
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Textual Awareness
A Genetic Study of Late Manuscripts by Joyce, Proust, and Mann
Dirk Van Hulle
Compares the writing processes behind three central works of the modernist canon, revealing fascinating connections between literary and textual criticism
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20. Cover image for 'Death by Philosophy'
Death by Philosophy
The Biographical Tradition in the Life and Death of the Archaic Philosophers Empedocles, Heraclitus, and Democritus
Ava Chitwood
Brings to vivid life the connections between philosophy and biography by examining the spectacular—and often wildly implausible—biographies of famous pre-Socratic thinkers
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21. Cover image for 'A Cosmos of Desire'
A Cosmos of Desire
The Medieval Latin Erotic Lyric in English Manuscripts
Thomas C Moser, Jr.
A groundbreaking illumination of the creation and reception of extant erotic poetry written in Latin during the Middle Ages
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22. Cover image for 'Lessons from the Past'
Lessons from the Past
The Moral Use of History in Fourth-Century Prose
Frances Pownall
Deepens our understanding of the Greek tendency to view the past as a source for contemporary moral lessons
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Lessons from the Past
The Moral Use of History in Fourth-Century Prose
Frances Pownall
Deepens our understanding of the Greek tendency to view the past as a source for contemporary moral lessons
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23. Cover image for 'Abandoned Women'
Abandoned Women
Rewriting the Classics in Dante, Boccaccio, and Chaucer
Suzanne Hagedorn
Sheds light on the complex web of allusions that link medieval authors to their literary predecessors
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24. Cover image for 'Women and Laughter in Medieval Comic Literature'
Women and Laughter in Medieval Comic Literature
Lisa Perfetti
Portrays a range of medieval heroines to ascertain how humor might have been used and enjoyed by medieval women
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25. Cover image for 'The Secret of Secrets'
The Secret of Secrets
The Scholarly Career of a Pseudo-Aristotelian Text in the Latin Middle Ages
Steven J. Williams
A compelling study of a "best-seller" from the Middle Ages
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