Browse by Subject: Medieval/Renaissance

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An Introduction to Christine de Pizan

Designed as an introduction for students as well as a convenient, one-volume resource for medievalists and specialists in related fields, this authoritative work is both concise and comprehensive. It includes a complete account of Christine de Pizan’s life and times, summaries and commentary on all of her many works, and analyses of her sources and influences. 

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Chaucer from Prentice to Poet: The Metaphor of Love in Dream Visions and Troilus and Criseyde

This book corrects the traditional interpretations of Geoffrey Chaucer's early poems, providing new readings of the three "dream visions" and Troilus and Criseyde.

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Rhetorical Readings, Dark Comedies, and Shakespeare's Problem Plays

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An Anthology of Medieval Love Debate Poetry

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The Judaic Other in Dante, the Gawain Poet, and Chaucer

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The Numerical Universe of the Gawain-Pearl Poet: Beyond Phi

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The Finding of the Grail: Retold from Old French Sources

This lively retelling of the medieval Grail legend presents a unified version of the hero Perceval's quest. Illustrated with 34 miniatures from 13th- and 14th-century manuscripts, it offers a concise and coherent version of a myth that has fascinated

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Chaucer's Open Books: Resistance to Closure in Medieval Discourse