Author: Willem Pieter Gerritsen
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 9780851157801
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
"The different cultures from which the middle ages drew its inspiration are represented: Cu Cuchulainn from the Celtic world, Apollonius of Tyre from Greek romance, Attila the Hun and Theodoric the Ostrogoth from the struggle of the Roman empire against the Barbarians. Each entry gives an outline of the story, how it spread through Europe, its modern retelling and appearances in art, and a selective bibliography."--Jacket.
A Dictionary of Medieval Heroes
Author: Willem Pieter Gerritsen
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 9780851157801
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
"The different cultures from which the middle ages drew its inspiration are represented: Cu Cuchulainn from the Celtic world, Apollonius of Tyre from Greek romance, Attila the Hun and Theodoric the Ostrogoth from the struggle of the Roman empire against the Barbarians. Each entry gives an outline of the story, how it spread through Europe, its modern retelling and appearances in art, and a selective bibliography."--Jacket.
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 9780851157801
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
"The different cultures from which the middle ages drew its inspiration are represented: Cu Cuchulainn from the Celtic world, Apollonius of Tyre from Greek romance, Attila the Hun and Theodoric the Ostrogoth from the struggle of the Roman empire against the Barbarians. Each entry gives an outline of the story, how it spread through Europe, its modern retelling and appearances in art, and a selective bibliography."--Jacket.
A Study on the Yvain of Chretien de Troyes
Author: Massimila Ines Wilczynski
Publisher:
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Category : Arthurian romances
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Arthurian romances
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Voices of Medieval England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales
Author: Linda E. Mitchell
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 161069788X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
This volume provides a selection of primary documents from medieval England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales, thereby enabling readers to directly access information about life long ago in the region. Voices of Medieval England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales: Contemporary Accounts of Daily Life provides a broad selection of primary documents that are appropriate in level and content for a variety of readers. It includes dozens of primary document excerpts that illustrate important elements of daily life during the medieval period. Each document is accompanied by an introduction that supplies relevant historical background, context points to help readers evaluate the document, a description of the results and consequences of the document, and a "Further Information" section listing important print and electronic resources as well as any relevant films or television programs. Covering an important curricular topic, this book provides extensive contextual material along with guidance to help students read documents. Additionally, it serves to support Common Core State Standards by helping students develop critical thinking skills through document analysis.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 161069788X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
This volume provides a selection of primary documents from medieval England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales, thereby enabling readers to directly access information about life long ago in the region. Voices of Medieval England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales: Contemporary Accounts of Daily Life provides a broad selection of primary documents that are appropriate in level and content for a variety of readers. It includes dozens of primary document excerpts that illustrate important elements of daily life during the medieval period. Each document is accompanied by an introduction that supplies relevant historical background, context points to help readers evaluate the document, a description of the results and consequences of the document, and a "Further Information" section listing important print and electronic resources as well as any relevant films or television programs. Covering an important curricular topic, this book provides extensive contextual material along with guidance to help students read documents. Additionally, it serves to support Common Core State Standards by helping students develop critical thinking skills through document analysis.
Bulletin bibliographique de la Société internationale arthurienne
Author: International Arthurian Society
Publisher:
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Category : Arthurian romances
Languages : en
Pages : 550
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Arthurian romances
Languages : en
Pages : 550
Book Description
Chrétien de Troyes, the Man and His Work
Author: Jean Frappier
Publisher:
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Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
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Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Chrétien de Troyes
Author: Douglas Kelly
Publisher: DS Brewer
ISBN: 9780729300186
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
The supplement to the 1976 original bibliography reflects the expanding scope of modern Chrétien studies, including items from around the world, with the assistance of an international team of scholars.
Publisher: DS Brewer
ISBN: 9780729300186
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
The supplement to the 1976 original bibliography reflects the expanding scope of modern Chrétien studies, including items from around the world, with the assistance of an international team of scholars.
Signs of Weakness
Author: Varese Layzer
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 0567574903
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Are early Irish stories influenced by the Bible or transcriptions of pre-Christian Celtic lore? Layzer explores the practical and theoretical difficulties of determining 'influence' in ancient writing, and the relationship between the oral and the written, literacy and literature and the disciplines of Irish Studies and Biblical Studies.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 0567574903
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Are early Irish stories influenced by the Bible or transcriptions of pre-Christian Celtic lore? Layzer explores the practical and theoretical difficulties of determining 'influence' in ancient writing, and the relationship between the oral and the written, literacy and literature and the disciplines of Irish Studies and Biblical Studies.
1975 MLA Abstracts
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Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
The Distracted Knight
Author: Judith Silverman Neaman
Publisher:
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Category : Arthurian romances
Languages : en
Pages : 634
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Arthurian romances
Languages : en
Pages : 634
Book Description
The Epics of Celtic Ireland
Author: Jean Markale
Publisher: Inner Traditions / Bear & Co
ISBN: 9780892818150
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Some of the most powerfully moving tales in Western literature are found in the epics of Celtic Ireland. In this collection, Markale restores these texts to their original form and reveals how deeply these mythic tales have shaped modern thought.
Publisher: Inner Traditions / Bear & Co
ISBN: 9780892818150
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Some of the most powerfully moving tales in Western literature are found in the epics of Celtic Ireland. In this collection, Markale restores these texts to their original form and reveals how deeply these mythic tales have shaped modern thought.