Magic and the Supernatural in Medieval English Romance (Saunders Corinne)(Pevná vazba)

Magic and the Supernatural in Medieval English Romance (Saunders Corinne)(Pevná vazba)

The world of medieval romance is one in which magic and the supernatural are constantly present: in otherwordly encounters, in the strange adventures experienced by questing knights, in the experience of the uncanny, and in marvellous objects - rings, potions, amulets, and the celebrated green

Ancient Magic: A Practitioner's Guide to the Supernatural in Greece and Rome (Matyszak Philip)(Pevná vazba)

In the ancient world, magic was everywhere. The supernatural abounded, turning flowers into fruit and caterpillars into butterflies. In a time before scientists studied weather patterns and figured out what caused the Earth's most mysterious phenomena, it was magic that packed a cloud full of

The Gift of Narrative in Medieval England (Perkins Nicholas)(Pevná vazba)

This invigorating study places medieval romance narrative in dialogue with theories and practices of gift and exchange, opening new approaches to questions of storytelling, agency, gender and materiality in some of the most engaging literature from the Middle Ages. It argues that the dynamics of

The Viking Way: Magic and Mind in Late Iron Age Scandinavia (Price Neil)(Pevná vazba)

Magic, sorcery and witchcraft are among the most common themes of the great medieval Icelandic sagas and poems, the problematic yet vital sources that provide our primary textual evidence for the Viking Age that they claim to describe. Yet despite the consistency of this picture, surprisingly

Hollow Heart (Rutkoski Marie)(Pevná vazba)

Intrigue, romance, and magic abound in the heart-stopping conclusion to Marie Rutkoski's Forgotten Gods

Fifty English Steeples - The Finest Medieval Parish Church Towers and Spires in England (Flannery Julian)(Pevná vazba)

The picturesque English town would be nothing without its steeple. Fifty English Steeples tours the fifty most important medieval parish church towers and spires in England, covering a period of some five hundred years. Historically accurate, this elegant volume represents five years of painstaking

Archery in Medieval England - Who Were the Bowmen of Crecy? (Wadge Richard)(Pevná vazba)

How the Medieval English developed their battle-winning archery

The Afterlives of Rape in Medieval English Literature (Edwards S.)(Pevná vazba)

From devotional literature to political narratives, medieval texts propose that sexual violence victims have privileged moral, ethical, and spiritual insight. This book explores these discourses of survival in a wide range of medieval English texts, including letters of spiritual advice, legal

The Roman de Toute Chevalerie: Reading Alexander Romance in Late Medieval England (Stone Charles Russell)(Pevná vazba)

The medieval reception of Alexander the Great inspired a complicated literary corpus not simply because it involved so many source-texts and languages, but because it incorporated such diverse perspectives on the conqueror. Beginning with a discussion of the evolution of this corpus, this book

The Rise and Fall of a Medieval Family: The Despensers (Warner Kathryn)(Pevná vazba)

The Despensers were a baronial English family who rose to great prominence in the reign of Edward II (1307-27) when Hugh Despenser the Younger became the king's chamberlain, favorite, and perhaps, lover. He and his father Hugh the Elder wielded great influence, and Hugh the Younger's greed and

Romance of the Grail: The Magic and Mystery of Arthurian Myth (Campbell Joseph)(Pevná vazba)

The first collection of Joseph Campbell's writings and lectures on the Arthurian romances of the Middle Ages, a central focus of his celebrated scholarship, edited and introduced by Arthurian scholar Evans Lansing Smith, PhD, the chair of Mythological Studies at Pacifica Graduate Institute

Woven in Moonlight (Ibaez Isabel)(Pevná vazba)

A lush tapestry of magic, romance, and revoluci n, drawing inspiration from Bolivian politics and history.'A lush, vibrant feast of a book.' - Margaret Rogerson, NYT bestselling author of An Enchantment of Ravens'A wholly unique book for the YA shelf.' - Adrienne Young, NYT bestselling author of

The Supernatural in Early Modern Scotland (Goodare Julian)(Pevná vazba)

This book is a collection of chapters on supernatural belief and practice in Scotland between 1500 and 1800. It deals with elite culture - from political prophecy to astrology, theology and poetic visions. And it deals with popular culture - from trances and visionary encounters with ghosts and

Culinary Recipes of Medieval England (Hieatt Constance)(Pevná vazba)

- An epitomy of all surviving English medieval recipes - The great advantage for students of medieval English cookery is that there is an identifiable corpus of evidence in the manuscripts that have survived to the present day. Although there may be some new discoveries, in general terms the corpus

Jack and the Beanstalk in Chinese and English (Gregory Manju)(Pevná vazba)

Jill and the Beanstalk in Farsi and English (Gregory Manju)(Pevná vazba)

Pocket Irish Legends (Biggs Fiona)(Pevná vazba)

High kings, forbidden romance, and ancient magic all feature in these rich and colorful myths. Packed with 28 classic tales drawn from Ireland's ancient tradition of storytelling, these legends will delight children of all ages as they have for

Astrology in Medieval Manuscripts (Page Sophie)(Pevná vazba)

Astrology in Medieval Manuscripts explores the dazzling complexity of western medieval astrology and its place in society, as revealed by a wealth of illustrated manuscripts from the British Library's rich medieval

The Tree in Me (Luyken Corinna)(Pevná vazba)

A stunning and sensitive portrait of the strength within each of us and the nourishment we receive from the natural world, by the New York Times bestselling creator of the acclaimed My Heart and The Book of Mistakes Through poetic text and exquisite illustrations of children reveling in nature,

Perfect English (Shaw Ros Byam)(Pevná vazba)

The English style in interior design is admired and imitated the world over. The English style in interior design is admired and imitated the world over. At its grandest it is a stately home furnished with antiques, but the houses featured in this book are country cottages, farmhouses, townhouses,

Facets of Domestication; Case Studies in Polish-English and English-Polish Translation (Guttfeld Dorota)(Pevná vazba)

The volume discusses domestication and foreignization in Polish-English and English-Polish translation. The case studies are based on research projects by graduates of the Department of English at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń,

Dogs in Medieval Manuscripts (Walker-Meikle Kathleen)(Pevná vazba)

Throughout the Middle Ages, medieval manuscripts often featured dogs, from beautiful and loving depictions of man's best friend, to bloodthirsty illustrations of savage beasts, to more whimsical and humorous interpretations. Featuring stunning illustrations from the British Library's rich medieval

Shaping the Archive in Late Medieval England: History, Poetry, and Performance (Novacich Sarah Elliott)(Pevná vazba)

Sarah Elliott Novacich explores how medieval thinkers pondered the ethics and pleasures of the archive. She traces three episodes of sacred history - the loss of Eden, the loading of Noah's ark, and the Harrowing of Hell - across works of poetry, performance records, and iconography in order to

The Absent Image: Lacunae in Medieval Books (Gertsman Elina)(Pevná vazba)

Explores the late medieval concepts of absence and void, with a special focus on the materiality of emptiness in later medieval manuscripts