With insightful readings of his source material -- which includes Norse sagas, Eddic literature and church homilies -- Arnved Nedkvitne sheds light...

Delivered at Cambridge University between 1895 and 1899, Lectures on the French Revolution is a distinguished account of the entire epochal chapter...

"[Wolpert and Kapparis's] anthology . . . stands apart in a number of key ways. Virtually all of the translations, which are of very high quality, ...

"[Wolpert and Kapparis's] anthology . . . stands apart in a number of key ways. Virtually all of the translations, which are of very high quality, ...

This book presents extraordinary, little-known tales of the infamous bandits and highwaymen who plied their trade in early California.

Let them speak to me no more of Rome, and let Greece be silent lest she stand accused of knowing nothing but what she has derived from Egypt. Frede...

This is a memoir translated into English for the first time, offers a uniquely intimate look at a world veiled by privilege and power. Its author, ...

Within eight years of the death of George Washington in 1799, the first major biography of 'the father of his country' was written by John Marshall...

Over recent decades the concept of literacy has been an important field of discussion in Medieval and Early Modern studies, and questions concernin...

Although Plutarch did not intend his Lives as a historical record, they sometimes furnish the best account we have of events in classical Greece. I...

Although Plutarch did not intend his Lives as a historical record, they sometimes furnish the best account we have of events in classical Greece. I...

Between 1347 and 1352 an unknown and deadly disease, only much later known as the Black Death, swept across Europe, leaving an estimated 30-50 % of...

Over the last few decades, a number of works have appeared which have increased our knowledge and appreciation of the pre-modern Icelandic genre of...

In the middle of the nineteenth century, most of New Brunswick was pristine wilderness. But by the end of the century the map of eastern Canada wou...

This book brings together a wealth of essays in celebration of Paul John Frandsen, who has had a distinguished career as a scholar of ancient Egypt...

Mythology is usually reserved for non-Christian religions. However, the adoption of Christianity in Northern and East-Central Europe between c. 100...

Feature film has done more than any other medium to shape the image of Martin Luther held by the common public in the 20th century. Luther films ha...