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Saxo Grammaticus: The History of the Danes, Books I-IX
The first nine books of Saxo Grammaticus's "The History of the Danes", recording the legendary kings and heroes of Denmark. This translation, with an introductory summary of the …
Lancelot-Grail: 7. The Death of Arthur
The Death of Arthur brings the Vulgate Cycle to its tragic ending. It opens with the aftermath of the Grail quest, and the king's attempts to revive the much depleted Round Table. …
The Origins of Beowulf
A detailed and passionate argument suggesting that Beowulf originated in the pre-Viking kingdom of 8th-century East Anglia. Where did Beowulf, unique and thrilling example of an …
The Dating of Beowulf
WINNER: 2015 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title Award Examinations of the date of Beowulf have tremendous significance for Anglo-Saxon culture in general. This book will be a …
Mechthild of Magdeburg: Selections from The Flowing Light of the Godhead
Selections from this widely varied original mystical treatise offer insight into the lives of C13 female religious in northern Europe. Here is one of the great surprises of German …
Merlin and the Grail
This trilogy of romances establishes a provenance for the Holy Grail and, through the figure of Merlin, links Joseph of Arimathea with mythical British history and with the …
The Erotic in the Literature of Medieval Britain
An examination of the erotic in medieval literature which includes articles on the role of clothing and nudity, the tension between eroticism and transgression and religion and the …
The Roman de Troie by Benoît de Sainte-Maure
Winner of the 2018 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title Award First English translation of an important twelfth-century romance, giving an account of the Trojan war and its …
The Manuscripts of Piers Plowman: the B-version
In-depth examination of the surviving medieval records of this great poem that stands at the beginning of the English tradition. Easy to use catalogue of the B-text manuscripts for …
A Companion to Chrétien de Troyes
A fine collection...an excellent introduction to Chrétien's world and work. Highly recommended. CHOICE Chrétien de Troyes is arguably the creator of Arthurian romance, and it is on …
A Companion to Wace
Guide to the works of the twelfth-century chronicler Wace, setting him in his historical and cultural context. The twelfth-century writer Wace is best known for his two influential …
The Book of Margery Kempe: Annotated Edition
Fully-annotated edition of English mystic Margery Kempe's life and divine revelations [dated 1436-8]. [This edition previously published by Longman.] The Book of Margery Kempe, the …