"Examines Armenian, Arabic, English, and French lamentations over the loss of Jerusalem produced in the early crusading period"--
Discrimination has long played a part in medievalism studies, but it has rarely been weaponized as thoroughly and publicly as in recent exchanges. The essays in the first part of this volume respond to that development by examining some of the many forms discrimination has taken…
"Cosmography is defined here as the rhetoric of cosmology: the art of composing worlds. The mirage of Hyperborea, which played a substantial role in Greek religion and culture throughout Antiquity, offers a remarkable window into the practice of composing and reading worlds. Thi…
The latest volume in the Classical World series, this book offers a much-needed up-to-date introduction to Greek tragedy, and covers the most important thematic topics studied at school or university level. After a brief analysis of the genre and main figures, it focuses on the …
Auf einen Begriff scheint Heimat nicht zu bringen zu sein. Vielmehr stellt sich Unschärfe oder Mehrdeutigkeit ein. Womöglich liegt in der Offenheit und begrifflichen Widerständigkeit gerade der Reiz, das Potenzial, aber auch die Brisanz dieses streitbaren wie umstrittenen Konzep…