Turkish history in early english print -- Conflict, news, and history -- "The present terrour of the world": Knolles's Generall historie of the Turkes -- Trade, diplomacy, and history -- The War of the Holy League 1683-1699 -- Conclusion
Singing the Gospel offers a new appraisal of the Reformation and its popular appeal, based on the place of German hymns in the sixteenth-century press and in the lives of early Lutherans. The Bohemian mining town of Joachimsthal -- where pastors, musicians, and laity forged an e…
"Pietro Aretino's literary influence was felt throughout most of Europe during the sixteenth century, yet English-language criticism of this writer's work has hitherto been scarce. Raymond B. Waddington's study redresses this situation, drawing together literary and visual arts …
"Cristianesimo e potere" è dedicato a un tema che costituisce il filo rosso di tutta l'indagine dello storico Prodi: una ricerca dedicata a mettere in luce come la caratteristica della civiltà europea sia la peculiare divisione di ambiti fra Chiesa e Stato. Indagine storica ma i…
A survey of medieval and early modern Scottish Gaelic poetry which studies the fixed set of literary conventions by which the court poets gave sanction to their patrons' leadership, an essential task which served to preserve the cohesion of society. This book is the first system…
"This volume provides the first transnational overview of the relationship between translation and the book trade in early modern Europe. Following an introduction to the theories and practices of translation in early modern Europe, and to the role played by translated books in …