In view of the various proposals concerning the nature and function of the book of Proverbs this study focuses on the social dimensions of the document within its distinct literary context. It examines the nature and function of the sapiential material within its per... Lees meer.
In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries the court was the crucial site where expanding Eurasian states and empires met and made sense of one another. Richly illustrated Courtly Encounters provides a fresh cross-cultural perspective on early modern Islam Counter-Ref... Lees meer.
Although courtly literature is often associated with a chivalrous and idyllic life the essays in this collection demonstrate that the quest for love in medieval courtly literature was underpinned by Although courtly literature is often associated with a chivalrous... Lees meer.
Presents a picture of the ideals of courtly love in Europe in the latter half of the twelfth and beginning of the thirteenth centuries. A long chapter on Parzival focuses especially on the introduction of Christian themes and changing ideas of the compatibility of love... Lees meer.
Although courtly literature is often associated with a chivalrous and idyllic life the fifteen original essays in this collection demonstrate that the quest for love in the world of medieval courtly literature was underpinned by violence. Lovers were rejected mistrust... Lees meer.
Shakespeare and the Courtly Aesthetic by Gary Schmidgall situates The Tempest and the other late plays within the elaborate cultural and political framework of Jacobean court art. Schmidgall argues that to understand Shakespeare s final dramas one must examine the... Lees meer.
This book explores knightly stories of medieval manners and is a commentary on what people in the middle ages wore how they prayed and what they hoped for in this life and the next. These stories range from the shockingly bawdy to the deeply pious and often end with m... Lees meer.
The sister of King Arthur goes by many names. sorceress kingmaker death-wielder mother lover goddess. The Myth of Morgan la Fey reveals her true identity through a comprehensive investigation of the famed enchantress evolution - or devolution - over the past mill... Lees meer.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such... Lees meer.
Dance music at the courts of seventeenth-century Germany is a genre that is still largely unknown. Dr Michael Robertson sets out to redress the balance and study the ensemble dance suites that were played at the German courts between the end of the Thirty Years War and... Lees meer.
Medieval Andalusian Courtly Culture discusses the unicum manuscript of the Had th Bay d wa Riy d the only illustrated manuscript known to have survived for more than eight centuries of Muslim and Arabic-speaking presence in present-day Spain. The manuscript is of param... Lees meer.
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