Literary Studies / Medieval Literature

This book explores the technique and significance of humour in Old English literature, including riddles, rhymes, the heroic, the hagiographic, and more.

Examining the emergence of the versified love story as a genre of New Persian literature in the early eleventh century, Love at a Crux situates this literary movement within the broader global history of romance.

On Amistà comprehensively examines the value of friendship in late medieval Italy.

Boccaccio’s Florence draws on extensive archival research to reveal Boccaccio as a political figure and to show how deeply politics impacted his life and his work.

The Logic of Love in the Canterbury Tales proposes a new way to understand the correlation between love and philosophy in Chaucer’s famous collection of stories.

The Medieval Devil highlights the many ways in which the devil has been imagined and re-imagined over the centuries.

This collection of original essays from leading scholars breaks new ground in our understanding of the tales belonging to the Ninth Day of the ​Decameron.

Comparing works by the two most prolific authors of the era, Byrhtferth of Ramsey and Ælfric of Eynsham, Rebecca Stephenson explains the politics that encouraged the simultaneous development of a simple English style and an esoteric Latin style.

This book examines the reception of medieval authors’ works in order to dispel the inaccurate and misleading prophetic reputations that have been attributed to them.

Making the Bible French examines the Bible historiale, the most prolific and influential pre-Reformation French-language Bible.

Beowulf as Children’s Literature brings together a group of scholars and creators to address important issues of adapting the Old English poem into textual and pictorial forms that appeal to children, past and present.

Angles on a Kingdom analyses changing attitudes towards East Anglia within early medieval England as revealed in several important literary texts.

The expert readings in this collection explore the ten stories of Day Six of Boccaccio's Decameron – a day that involves meditations on language, narration, and meaning

In this pedagogical microhistory, Leah Shopkow demonstrates the skills used to present history through the biography of St. Vitalis of Savigny.

Reading Old English Biblical Poetry proposes new ways of engaging with a well-known text and serves as a fascinating case study for reading in early medieval England.

This compilation of eleven essays offers exciting new perspectives on one of the greatest works of Italian literature.