Das Handbuchdokumentiert den Stand der Idyllenforschung und zeigt neue Wege auf, um die ‚Idylle‘ und das ‚Idyllische‘ literatur- und kulturwissenschaftlich zu erfassen.
The two manuscripts of the early Middle English chronicle Lazamon's Brut, British Library MS Cotton Caligula A ix and British Library MS Cotton Otho C xiii, display marked differences in their use of vocabulary.
Mit Gottfrieds ›Ironie‹ ist ein Erzählverfahren des ›Tristan‹ adressiert, das auf fast allen Ebenen des Erzählens und in fast allen Themenkreisen des Romans zutage tritt.
En esta recopilación se recogen algunas de las sentencias de sabiduría más célebres del sufismo seleccionadas de los más grandes maestros de la tradición sufí, tales como Sidi Abu Mayan, Ibn Ata Allah o Al Alawi entre otros.
Veinticinco siglos después de su creación, las tragedias de Esquilo, Sófocles y Eurípides continúan representándose en todo Occidente, siguen siendo objeto de relecturas y se demuestran actuales.
Demonstrates the relevance of comparativism, ethnography, cognitive function, orality, and intertextuality to the elucidation of Greek prophetic practices.
The classic bestselling Chinese novel spanning four decades following the creation of the People's Republic in 1949, translated into English for the first time.
During and after the Hundred Years War, English rulers struggled with a host of dynastic difficulties, including problems of royal succession, volatile relations with their French cousins, and the consolidation of their colonial ambitions toward the areas of Wales and Scotland.
Focusing on works by some of the major literary figures of the period, Faletra argues that the legendary history of Britain that flourished in medieval chronicles and Arthurian romances traces its origins to twelfth-century Anglo-Norman colonial interest in Wales and the Welsh.
Drawing from theatre, English studies, and art history, among others, these essays discuss the challenges and rewards of teaching medieval and early modern texts in the 21st-century university.
