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  • Haikus – Hawai'ian Experiences

    Poetic and Visual Explorations

    by Albrecht Classen ...
    Viele träumen von Hawai'i, dem 50. Staat der USA. In der Werbung gibt es viele beeindruckende Bilder von diesen Inseln, aber nur wenn man dort länger lebt und mit der Kamera genauer hinschaut, und dazu auch noch Lyrik in der Gattung der Haiku verfasst, kommt uns diese subtropische Welt näher. Klar, da sind die schönen Strände, aber oftmals säumen raue Basaltgesteine die Küste. Ein näherer Blick ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD

  • Deep Words and Epiphanies

    Haikus and Word Magic

    by Albrecht Classen ...
    englische Haikus, die über die Welt, Natur und die Menschen reflektieren und zum Nachdenken anregen. Sie sind alle in Reaktion auf meine eigenen Fotos entstanden, die ich oftmals auf FB veröffentlicht habe. ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • Religious Toleration in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Age

    An Anthology of Literary, Theological, and Philosophical Texts

    by Albrecht Classen ...
    More than ever before do we need the critical engagement with religious tolerance. Historical perspectives allow us to gain access to the discourse on this universal, often very contested topic. Already the Middle Ages and the early modern age witnessed the emergence of significant voices addressing toleration, if not even tolerance. This anthology opens many new perspectives toward this centrally ... Read more

    $77.99 CAD

  • Criticism of the Court and the Evil King in the Middle Ages

    Literary-Historical Analyses

    by Albrecht Classen ...
    Series series Studies in Medieval Literature
    Criticism of the Court and the Evil King in the Middle Ages: Literary-Historical Analyses, identifies and discusses the discourse focused on the criticism of the court, specifically of the king, across medieval Europe. Tracing its development from the tenth through the fifteenth centuries, chapters examine Icelandic sagas, Old Spanish heroic epic poetry, courtly romances, early modern French and ... Read more

    $142.19 CAD

  • The Secret in Medieval Literature

    Alternative Worlds in the Middle Ages

    by Albrecht Classen ...
    Series series Studies in Medieval Literature
    The Secret in Medieval Literature: Alternative Worlds in the Middle Ages explores the many strange phenomena, both in the Middle Ages and today, that do not find any good rational explanations. Those do not pertain to magic or to religion in the traditional sense of the word; they are secrets of an epistemological kind and tend to defy human rationality, without being marginal or irrelevant. At ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

  • Wisdom from the European Middle Ages

    Literary and Didactic Perspectives

    by Albrecht Classen ...
    This book brings together, in a modern English translation, a selection of relevant medieval texts that are determined by wisdom. Mostly hidden in a literary framework, the messages contained in these excerpts prove to be highly valuable for all people throughout time, addressing ethical, moral, and religious values and ideals. Critical discussions of the meaning of wisdom frame the text anthology ... Read more

    $98.99 CAD

  • Prostitution in Medieval and Early Modern Literature

    The Dark Side of Sex and Love in the Premodern Era

    by Albrecht Classen ...
    Series series Studies in Medieval Literature
    Prostitution is known as the oldest profession in the history of humanity. While historians have already given due consideration to the profession’s social and cultural meanings across time periods, little has been written about literary representations of prostitution. Prostitution in Medieval and Early Modern Literature analyses the work of writers from an array of social positions, including ... Read more

    $49.99 CAD

  • Reading Medieval European Women Writers

    Strong Literary Witnesses from the Past

    by Albrecht Classen ...
    Despite a modern tendency to describe medieval women as suppressed and marginalized, a critical reading of relevant texts by female poets/writers demonstrates that women all over Europe in the premodern era enjoyed considerable freedom to express themselves and to contribute to the literary discourse of their time. This book brings together representative poets from Germany, England, France, Spain ... Read more

    $119.99 CAD

  • The Forest in Medieval German Literature

    Ecocritical Readings from a Historical Perspective

    by Albrecht Classen ...
    Series series Ecocritical Theory and Practice
    By pursuing an ecocritical reading, The Forest in Medieval German Literature examines passages in medieval German texts where protagonists operated in the forest and found themselves either in conflictual situations or in refuge. By probing the way the individual authors dealt with the forest, illustrating how their characters fared in this sylvan space, the role of the forest proved to be of ... Read more

    $54.99 CAD

  • Tracing the Trails in the Medieval World

    Epistemological Explorations, Orientation, and Mapping in Medieval Literature

    by Albrecht Classen ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Medieval Literature and Culture
    Every human being knows that we are walking through life following trails, whether we are aware of them or not. Medieval poets, from the anonymous composer of Beowulf to Marie de France, Hartmann von Aue, Gottfried von Strassburg, and Guillaume de Lorris to Petrarch and Heinrich Kaufringer, predicated their works on the notion of the trail and elaborated on its epistemological function. We can ... Read more

    $83.99 CAD

  • Charlemagne in Medieval German and Dutch Literature

    by Albrecht Classen ...
    The legend of the Frankish emperor Charlemagne is widespread through the literature of the European Middle Ages. This book offers a detailed and critical analysis of how this myth emerged and developed in medieval German and Dutchliteratures, bringing to light the vast array of narratives either idealizing, if not glorifying, Charlemagne as a political and religious leader, or, at times, ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • Water in Medieval Literature

    An Ecocritical Reading

    by Albrecht Classen ...
    Series series Ecocritical Theory and Practice
    Ecocritical thinking has sensitized us more than ever before to the tremendous importance of water for human life, as it is richly reflected in the world of literature. The great relevance of water also in the Middle Ages might come as a surprise for many readers, but the evidence assembled here confirms that also medieval poets were keenly aware of the importance of water to sustain all life, to ... Read more

    $57.99 CAD