Overview :The order of the fragments making up the Canterbury Tales and the structure of that collection have long been questioned. Ann W. Astell prop... Read More
Overview :A host of modern authors have portrayed Joan of Arc as a heroine. Identifying with the medieval saint and martyr as a figure of the artist, ... Read More
Overview :Ann W. Astell here affords a radically new understanding of the rhetorical nature of allegorical poetry in the late Middle Ages. She shows t... Read More
Overview :Included among the sacred books of Judaism and Christianity alike, the Song of Songs does not mention God at all; on the surface it is a lyr... Read More
Overview :This collection of essays focuses on sacrifice in the context of Jewish and Christian scripture and is inspired by the thought and writings ... Read More
Overview :"The enigmatic link between the natural and artistic beauty that is to be contemplated but not eaten, on the one hand, and the eucharistic b... Read More