Poetry : Ancient, Classical & Medieval

In this learned, lively, and wide-ranging book, Steve Ellis conducts us on a tour of the appearances that the greatest writer of Middle English has made throughout English-speaking culture in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Surveying the uses to which Chaucer has been put in modern times, Ellis presents a compelling picture that goes beyond the figure and work of this eminent writer to show us the reach of his imaginative power.“An attractively lucid book, highly intelligent, perceptive, wide-ranging, but also modestly written. The story Ellis has to tell is often quite extraordinary, and it has not been told before.”-Derek Pearsall, Gurney Professor of English, Emeritus, Harvard University more...

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The Supplement builds on the original Chrétien de Troyes Bibliography; together the two volumes constitute the fullest and most complete bibliographical source now available on this major medieval author. The bibliography lists recent Chrétien scholarship under twenty-two topics, with numerous sub-sections under each topic, and cross-references for items that treat more than one of the topics. The scope of modern Chrétien studies is evident in items from the five continents. more...

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Explores the ability of Old French fabliaux to disrupt the literal bodies with which they come into contact. This volume addresses issues including fragmentation and multiplication, social anxiety and excessive circulation, and others to trace the competing consequences that result from this literary body's unsettling capacity. more...

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A comprehensive guide to Dante’s life and literature, with an emphasis on his Commedia . This text looks at the influences that shaped Dante’s writing, and the reception of his work by later readers, from the 14th century to the present.:.; Introduces Dante through four main approaches: the context of his life and career; his literary and cultural traditions; key themes, episodes and passages in his own work, especially the Commedia ; and the reception and appropriation of his work by later readers, from the fourteenth century to the present.; Written by an expert Dante scholar.; Provides new translations of substantial passages from Dante’s poems and from the world of his contemporaries.; Includes explanatory diagrams of Dante’s 'other-worlds', and a section of illustrations by medieval and modern artists.; Builds a vivid and complex picture of Dante's imagination, intellect and literary presence.; Helpful bibliographies include relevant web resources. more...

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