A fresh look at William of Malmesbury which not only demonstrates his real greatness as a historian and his European vision, but also the breadth of his learning across a number of other disciplines.
A comprehensive survey of Malory's Morte Darthur, one of the most important texts of the Middle Ages.
A collection of essays -- early seminal works as well as freshinterpretations -- on the famous German expressionist film,Metropolis.
This paperback edition is updated to include new insights into Holst's life and work resulting from the discovery of important unseen archival materials.
Definitions of key words and terms for the study of medievalism.
New essays demonstrating and exploring the abiding fascination of Wagner's controversial work.
Women and the Land examines English women's legal rights to land and the reality and consequences of their land ownership over four centuries.
Essays on the depiction of animals, birds and insects in early medieval material culture, from texts to carvings to the landscape itself.
Ethnographic studies trace the background to and impact of urbanisation and Christianisation, and the development of royal power, which stimulated the transition from the Viking age to the medieval period.
Contributors from the US, Britain and Europe explore a neglected aspect of transatlantic slavery: the implication of a continental European hinterland.