Litteraturvetenskap: klassisk, tidig & medeltida litteratur

Juvenal's Satire 9, though often considered among its author's most successful, has not infrequently been censored or condemned for its 'obscene' subject matter. The present work …

Although ancient hope has attracted much scholarly attention in the past, this is the first book-length discussion of the topic. The introduction offers a systematic discussion of …

With the exception of Paul Moraux’s Die Aristotelismus bei den Griechen (in German), the most recent books on the history of ancient Aristotelianism are H. Balthussen 2016 (The …

Apuleius’ tale of Cupid and Psyche has been popular since it was first written in the second century CE as part of his Latin novel Metamorphoses. Often treated as a standalone …

The mythical narratives of Stesichorus provide the earliest surviving examples of poetic production in the Greek West. This book illustrates how Stesichorus reshaped Greek epic to …

Journey to the realm of the dead, transfer to the Island of the Blessed, ascension to heaven - with innovative theoretical and methodological approaches, myths about the change of …

This study reconstructs Hypatia’s existential and intellectual life and her modern Nachleben through a reception-oriented and interdisciplinary approach. Unlike previous …

Das altenglische Heldenepos Beowulf entstand wahrscheinlich im 8. Jahrhundert. Es handelt sich um das älteste und einzig vollständig erhaltene altgermanische Epos. Das Werk erzählt …

Die Psychomachia des Prudentius stellt das erste vollkommen allegorische Epos des Abendlandes dar. Es ist insbesondere in der Kunst und Literatur des Mittelalters vielfältig …

Sowohl die Beurteilung des religionsgeschichtlichen Quellenwerts der Plutarch-Schrift "De Iside et Osiride" aus ägyptologischer als auch die Bewertung der Aktualität des …