Readings In Medieval History
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Readings in Medieval Political Theory
| Author | : Cary J. Nederman |
| Publisher | : Hackett Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 276 |
| Release | : 2000-01-01 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 9780872204881 |
A useful collection of sources, now reprinted, which document and commentate on the formation of medieval political culture between the 12th and 14th centuries. Aimed at a non-specialist readership fifteen texts are presented in English translation and in chronological order supported by suggestions for further reading. These include letters and treatises by Bernard of Clairvaux, Marie de France, John of Salisbury, Thomas Aquinas, John of Paris, Dante Alighieri, William of Ockham, John Wyclif and Christine de Pizan.
Pilgrimage in the Middle Ages
| Author | : Brett Edward Whalen |
| Publisher | : University of Toronto Press |
| Total Pages | : 401 |
| Release | : 2019-02-06 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1442603844 |
Pilgrimage inspired and shaped the distinct experiences of commoners and nobles, men and women, clergy and laity for over a thousand years. Pilgrimage in the Middle Ages: A Reader is a rich collection of primary sources for the history of Christian pilgrimage in Europe and the Mediterranean world from the fourth through the sixteenth centuries. The collection illustrates the far-reaching significance and consequences of pilgrimage for the culture, society, economics, politics, and spirituality of the Middle Ages. Brett Edward Whalen focuses on sites within Europe and beyond its borders, including the holy places of Jerusalem, and provides documents that shed light upon Eastern Christian, Jewish, and Islamic pilgrimages. The result is an innovative sourcebook that offers a window into broader trends, shifts, and transformations in the Middle Ages.
Medieval Popular Religion, 1000-1500
| Author | : John Raymond Shinners |
| Publisher | : Readings in Medieval Civilizat |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2008 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9781442601062 |
This new edition is a marvelous teaching tool and true feast for the intellectually curious. - Daniel Bornstein, Texas A&M University
Readings in Medieval Texts
| Author | : David Frame Johnson |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 432 |
| Release | : 2005 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 9780199261635 |
Readings in Medieval Texts offers a thorough and accessible introduction to the interpretation and criticism of a broad range of Old and Middle English canonical texts from the ninth to the fifteenth centuries. The volume brings together 24 newly commissioned chapters by a leading international team of medieval scholars. An introductory chapter highlights the overarching trends in the composition of English Literature in the Medieval periods, and provides an overview of the textual continuities and innovations. Individual chapters give detailed information about context, authorship, date, and critical views on texts, before providing fascinating and thought-provoking examinations of crucial excerpts and themes. This book will be invaluable for undergraduate and graduate students on all courses in Medieval Studies, particularly those focusing on understanding literature and its role in society.
Readings in Medieval History
| Author | : Patrick J. Geary |
| Publisher | : University of Toronto Press |
| Total Pages | : 345 |
| Release | : 2010-01-01 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1442601167 |
"Geary's careful and wise selection of texts in his reader provides the best balance between range and depth necessary for a successful source book." - Nicholas Everett, University of Toronto
The Viking Age
| Author | : Angus A. Somerville |
| Publisher | : University of Toronto Press |
| Total Pages | : 550 |
| Release | : 2019-11-20 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 148757049X |
In this extensively revised third edition of The Viking Age: A Reader, Somerville and McDonald successfully bring the Vikings and their world to life for twenty-first-century students and instructors. The diversity of the Viking era is revealed through the remarkable range and variety of sources presented as well as the geographical and chronological coverage of the readings. The third edition has been reorganized into fifteen chapters. Many sources have been added, including material on gender and warrior women, and a completely new final chapter traces the continuing cultural influence of the Vikings to the present day. The use of visual material has been expanded, and updated maps illustrate historical developments throughout the Viking Age. The English translations of Norse texts, many of them new to this collection, are straightforward and easily accessible, while chapter introductions contextualize the readings.
The Intolerant Middle Ages
| Author | : Eugene Smelyansky |
| Publisher | : University of Toronto Press |
| Total Pages | : 303 |
| Release | : 2020-09-10 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1487533349 |
In this collection of primary sources, Eugene Smelyansky highlights instances of persecution and violence, as well as those relatively rare but significant episodes of toleration, that impacted a broad spectrum of people who existed at the margins of medieval society: heretics, Jews and Muslims, the poor, the displaced and disabled, women, and those deemed sexually deviant. The volume also presents a more geographically diverse Middle Ages by including sources from Central and Eastern Europe as well as the Mediterranean. Each document is preceded by a brief introduction and followed by questions for discussion, making The Intolerant Middle Ages an excellent entrance into the lives and struggles of medieval minorities.
Medieval Warfare
| Author | : Kelly DeVries |
| Publisher | : University of Toronto Press |
| Total Pages | : 391 |
| Release | : 2019-08-22 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1442636696 |
Curated by two of the leading experts in medieval military history, the readings in Medieval Warfare tell a story of terrors and tragedies, triumphs and technologies in the Middle Ages.
Medieval England, 1000-1500
| Author | : Emilie Amt |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2008 |
| Genre | : England |
| ISBN | : 9781442600065 |
This anthology brings together medieval documents and narratives illustrative of the political, social, economic, and cultural history of England during the Middle Ages. Authors and subjects included are both secular and clerical, male and female, mighty and low. Along with classic texts, such as the Domesday Book and Magna Carta, the collection also contains materials on less frequently addressed topics, such as the persecution of Jews, and the writings of a number of women, such as Margery of Kempe and Queen Isabella of Angoul?me.
