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"The bronze doors of Hildesheim are considered a masterpiece of Ottonian art. They feature the oldest known monumental image cycle in German sculpture and also the oldest cycle of images cast in metal in Germany. Cast around 1015 for Hildesheim Cathedral in Germany, they were commissioned by Bishop Bernward of Hildesheim (938-1022) and show relief images from the Old and New Testaments. This book is a close reading of each panel of the doors and takes seriously the doors as texts that were legible to medieval viewers at multiple levels"--

Explores how Geoffrey Chaucer's blunders in the classic Canterbury Tales make it far from a perfect masterpiece

RITONA is pleased to announce the publication of And If I Go With Child? : Re-imagining the Mysteries of Tam Lin, by poet Charlotte Hussey.'His boneless fingers bendto conjure newborn shapesfrom perturbed clouds of matter,a slippery, pink brood they fallall around, or from me?I wake, hands crossedover my heart.'Through twenty-seven poems, Charlotte Hussey explores the initiatory potential of the ancient Scottish faery story, "The Ballad of Tam Lin."The ballad tells the tale of a woman's haunting encounter with a figure trapped by the Faerie Queen. In And If I Go With Child?, Charlotte Hussey becomes the story itself, and speaks beautifully in her poems of the power of redemptive love.

Unless he finds her, the kingdom falls. A princess longing for another world, a watchman sent to find her, and the portals and traitors that stand in their way... Philia Pendragon is the greatest teen fencer in modern Wales, but she longs for another world. Late at night, she's haunted by memories of a magical, medieval kingdom, and the loving father she was forced to leave behind. Can Philia navigate shifting portals and hidden traitors to return to the Enchanted Isle? Will Owain is the most determined apprentice in the King's Watch. Selected by His Majesty for a high-risk mission, Will must forego his quest to rescue his mother from the traitor Lord Amaranth. Can Will find the King's lost daughter, Philia, by year's end and prevent the King from forfeiting his throne to Lord Amaranth? AVALON LOST's visual storytelling, compelling characters, and epic fight scenes will appeal to fans of The Legend of Zelda universe and Pedro Urvi's Path of the Ranger series. Enjoy this new YA fantasy adventure book for teens and adults! Your adventure begins here. ______________________________________________________________________ About this book:Genre: Epic fantasy, Portal fantasy, Arthurian fantasy books, Scottish fantasy fiction, Coming of Age, Clean YA fantasy books, Celtic fantasy books, Fantasy Romance for teens.Audience: Teens, Young Adult, Adult.Settings: Contemporary Wales and Scotland; the magical, medieval kingdom of Avalon.Recommended Reader Age: 14+Completeness: First in a series.Similar/influenced by: The Legend of Zelda, The Ranger's Apprentice, Path of the Ranger series, The Golden Compass, The Princess Bride, Song of the Sea.______________________________________________________________________ ¿¿¿¿AVALON LOST is for young adult readers 14 and up who want a fantasy adventure with noble characters, treacherous villains, magic portals, Scottish vibes, first love, and lots of epic sword fights! It's like The Legend of Zelda meets the Path of the Ranger series by Pedro Urvi. Begin your fantasy adventure today!

¿Alguna vez te has preguntado quién fue el hombre detrás del vampiro más legendario de todos los tiempos? ¿Qué verdades se esconden tras la figura del Conde Drácula? ¿Cómo se entrelazan el mito y la realidad en su legado? Entonces sigue leyendo... "Los vampiros son como la noche, su oscuridad se cierne sobre nosotros, pero su misterio nos atrae." - AnónimoAl leer o escuchar el nombre "Drácula" de inmediato lo relacionamos con la palabra "vampiro", casi como un sinónimo del nombre. Este reflejo ha sido cortesía de las novelas escritas en su nombre, el cine y en general, los medios de comunicación. Sin embargo, son pocas las personas que conocen la historia del hombre detrás del mito.En realidad, su historia depende mucho de la fuente que se consulte y la percepción de quien lo relata. ¿Por qué unos lo consideran un héroe de guerra, mientras que otros, un reconocido y sádico gobernante?En este libro, descubrirás:La primera vida del príncipe de Valaquia, el hombre detrás del mito.El hijo del caballero dragón y sus muchos nombres. Quienes estuvieron antes de Vlad y su reinado.Misterios y leyendas alrededor de Vlad III.Legado y repercusiones en la actualidad. Y mucho más...No hay duda que Dracula se ha convertido en un ícono cultural generando millones en la industria del entretenimiento a lo largo de los años, desde películas hasta libros y videojuegos. Incluso se ha determinado un impacto psicológico de los mitos sobre los vampiros y su relación con la historia de Vlad III, mostrando como las leyendas pueden influir en la percepción de la realidad.¿Listo para descubrir la verdad detrás del mito? ¡No esperes más! Sumérgete en la historia del verdadero Drácula ¡Desplaza hacia arriba y añade al carrito ahora mismo!

¿Te preguntas qué impulsa al ser humano a llevar a cabo actos tan inquietantes como lo es el canibalismo? ¿Son nuestras creencias realmente tan diferentes de las de otras culturas? ¿Cómo puede alguien creer algo tan extraño, tan tabú, tan "incorrecto"? Entonces sigue leyendo..."Es difícil para mí creer que un ser humano podría haber hecho lo que he hecho, pero sé que lo hice." - Jeffrey DahmerComo seres humanos, por encontrar salidas fáciles, solemos dividir todo en bueno o malo. Y definitivamente, el canibalismo se encuentra en esta última categoría. Sin embargo, cuando nos encontramos con casos donde unas pobres almas en medio de la nada sin comida sucumbieron al canibalismo por su supervivencia, la mayoría de nosotros estamos de acuerdo que no tienen opción alguna. Una horrible necesidad. No se aleja de ser un acto inaceptable, nos aferramos a su maldad. Muchos individuos y pueblos han tenido sus propios motivos para comerse a los suyos. Los maoríes, por ejemplo, consideraban el canibalismo tanto socialmente aceptable como necesario, y también parecían disfrutarlo. Y cuando se trata de comportamiento psicopático, la línea entre necesidades y deseos se vuelve más que un poco borrosa El canibalismo por desesperación es bastante fácil de entender. Ha habido hambrunas a lo largo de la historia, en todos los continentes, en zonas de todos los tamaños, desde las amplias estepas rusas hasta los estrechos botes salvavidas en medio del océano.Algunas de estas hambrunas han tenido causas naturales, otras han sido el resultado directo de las actividades del hombre. El resultado, en cualquier caso, ha sido generalmente el mismo. La gente desesperada hace cosas desesperadas, y la gente hambrienta come lo que puede.Entonces, ¿por qué la gente lo hace? En este libro, descubrirás: Diversas razones por las que el canibalismo ha existido en la humanidad. El vínculo entre el canibalismo y el ritual. Culturas alrededor del mundo y su relación con el canibalismo. Caníbales infame a través de los tiempos. Y mucho más...¿No puedes esperar a saber más? ¡Elimina todas las dudas que tenías sobre el tema! ¡Desplaza hacia arriba y añade al carrito de compra!

A translation into English of Albert Henry's definitive edition of Adenet le Roi's Cleomadés, a story based on a tale from The One Thousand and One Nights.

Full-length analysis of one of the most politically and socially engaged medieval poems

An introduction to the economics of the rare book and manuscript trade in the half-century before the second world war.

Examines the nature and socialization of disabled performers in the medieval and early Tudor periods.

Renowned poets and scholars address the question of how poetry sounds and signifies in different contexts.

This volume opens the world of Old Yiddish to scholars and students of Yiddish and Jewish Studies alike. It is a further step to broaden awareness that Yiddish, far from starting with the nineteenth century, can claim a history of over a thousand years. Presenting topics such as the oldest traces of Yiddish, bibliographical issues, language interaction, inter­­pretation, contextualization and research history, this vol­ume will contribute greatly to understanding of Western Yiddish literature. Uniting renowned and emerging scholars from various disciplines such as philology, history, literary criticism, comparative literature, bibliographical studies, and musicology, Worlds of Old Yiddish Literature makes Old Yiddish Studies the focus of interdisciplinary dialogue within and between its chapters.The editors are Simon Neuberg of Trier University and Diana Matut of the University Halle-Wittenberg.

This open-access book fills a huge gap in the study of classical reception in Irish literature by making accessible in translation selections from a wide variety of 10th-15th century texts. These texts are important because they demonstrate Ireland's indigenous and pre-colonial expertise in classical learning. Ireland thus emerges as a unique case in postcolonial terms where classical education is normally assumed to derive from a British imperial model. The collection situates the antiquity sagas into a broader framework of Irish, Scandinavian, and international medieval literatures. The first section of the book correlates historical Irish and world chronologies with those of ancient Greece and Rome (including texts such as the first fragment of the Annals of Tigernach). The second and third sections focus on the reception of Homer and Latin epics (including such texts as Togail Troí, Imtheachta Aeniasa and In Cath Catharda). The fourth section looks at pseudo-histories with texts such as Merugud Uilix and Scéla Alaxandair. Finally the sixth section explores histories and books of scholarly knowledge (including texts such as Dindshenchas and Auraicept na nÉces). Together these extracts posit thematic analogies between Irish and Graeco-Roman traditions across genre, historiography, linguistics and mythography, showcasing the marked influence of classical concepts and tropes.The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on www.bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by the European Research Council.

A classic study of Gothic architecture, presented in an engaging question and answer format. Bloxam covers the principles that underpin the design of churches, cathedrals, and other ecclesiastical buildings. This is an essential guide for anyone interested in the history and design of great Gothic structures.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

A translation and study of a medieval Scottish romance about the knight Lancelot.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

John Stabb provides a detailed description of the ecclesiastical antiquities in the old parish churches of Devonshire. The book is a fascinating insight into the history of these churches and their architecture. It is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of Devonshire or in ecclesiastical architecture.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

In this accessible introduction to Dante's Divine Comedy, Henry Dwight Sedgwick provides readers with the necessary background information to fully appreciate the poet's work. He explains the spiritual symbolism and historical context behind the text, making it accessible to those who may be unfamiliar with Dante's world.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

This book is a supplement to Le Livre d'Artus, the Vulgate version of the Arthurian romances. It contains a glossary of terms and names that help readers understand the text. This edition was originally published in 1913.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Embárcate en un emocionante periplo a la España del Siglo de Oro de la mano de Pedro Calderón de la Barca en "Los Sitios de Recreación del Rey". Esta obra te lleva a un tiempo donde las intrigas de la corte y los juegos de poder eran el entretenimiento cotidiano de reyes y cortesanos.La trama te sumerge en la vida en la corte, donde el esplendor y la diversión eran una forma de vida. Calderón de la Barca, con su genio teatral, nos presenta personajes llenos de ingenio y pasión que buscan disfrutar de los placeres que la vida les brinda.Con diálogos afilados y giros inesperados, Calderón nos sumerge en un mundo lleno de diversión y estrategias. Cada página es una ventana al pasado, donde la intriga y la astucia eran moneda corriente.En la quietud de la lectura, sentirás la vibrante vida de la corte y la astucia de sus habitantes en cada escena. Esta obra es más que un mero entretenimiento; es un viaje en el tiempo que te hará reflexionar sobre la naturaleza humana y los juegos que la sociedad nos plantea."Los Sitios de Recreación del Rey" es una experiencia teatral que te transportará al pasado y te hará sonreír y pensar en igual medida. Prepárate para explorar esta narrativa intrigante que te llevará por los entresijos de la corte española. ¡Un drama fascinante que te invita a revivir el esplendor de una época olvidada!

Beyond the search for escape and nostalgia, by understanding the formative texts of early Arthurian historical narrative and the foundation stories with which Arthur is inextricably linked, we may better understand our own ethnic and individual identities in an age of increasing anonymity and globalization.

Essays on the post-modern reception and interpretation of the Middle Ages.

The first complete translation of a fascinating piece of Czech literature.

Critical edition with facing-page English translation of the fourteenth-century Il Tristano Riccardiano, MS 1729.

With fifty unique designs, Garden Cottages in the Country is sure to provide you with a rewarding sense of fulfillment as you make your way through English inspired gardens and country cottages that range from the modern to Tudor! The serene landscapes and homey cottages lend a sense of serenity to the book while still allowing for a variety of media to be used! Printed on 70 lb. weight paper and each design having its own dedicated page - this gives you the choice of using otherwise traditionally off-limits media with coloring books (such as markers, water-colors, and paints) as long as you protect the page beneath it! All the tranquility of the countryside to whisk you away from this hectic and crazy world with this beautiful book!

With fifty unique designs, English Country Cottages Old & New is a wonderfully relaxing coloring book is not just for adults! Older kids and teens can take advantage of the serene scenes within as well! Featuring cottages and gardens reminiscent of classic English Cottages, some modern and some as old as Tudor style- this book offers peace and tranquility at your fingertips! Each design is printed on its own 70 lb. weight page, allowing for the use of a variety of bleed-through media as long as the page beneath is protected. Use markers, paints, watercolors - whichever! Let your imagination take you wherever it wants to go! Just beware - with this book - it very well could take you to some spooky places! Remove and display for some truly haunted art or use to tell a spooky ghost story!