In 1758, the German Jesuit Ignaz Weitenauer published a neo-Latin tragedy "Annibal moriens"; [The Death of Hannibal] on the death of the Carthaginian general. In both style and content, the work largely followed the mode of ancient literature. The new edition is presented alongs…
Main description: This volume examines the specific role of horoscopic astrology in Western culture from antiquity to the nineteenth century. Focusing on the public appearance of astrological rhetoric, the essays break new ground for a better understanding of the function of hor…
Main description: In the Middle Ages, imaginative re-use was made of architectural components from classical antiquity such as columns, capitals, cornices, and even statues, sarcophagi, reliefs and inscriptions; the motives ranged from simple utilisation of materials through int…
Antike Architekturteile wie Säulen, Kapitelle, Gesimse, aber auch Statuen, Sarkophage, Reliefs, Inschriften sind im Mittelalter einfallsreich wiederverwendet worden, wobei die Motive von bloßer materieller Verwertung über interpretatio christiana bis zu politischer Legitimierung…
Beginning with Rudyard Kipling and Edith Nesbit and concluding with best-selling series still ongoing at the time of writing, this volume examines works of twentieth- and twenty-first-century children's literature that incorporate character types, settings, and narratives derive…
