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Nine Medieval Romances of Magic: Re-Rhymed in Modern English
ISBN: 9781551119977 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. These new modern-English versions of medieval romances with magical themes bring the stories to life for modern readers. This book translates in modern English nine lively medieval verse romances, in a form that both reflects the original and makes them inviting to a modern audience. All nine tales contain elements of magic: shapeshifters, powerful fairies, trees that are portals to another world, magical armor, clothing, and animals. The romances address sexuality, agency, and identity-formation in unexpected ways. Part I begins with two versions of the story of a 'Loathly Lady' or...
These new modern-English versions of medieval romances with magical themes bring the stories to life for modern readers. This book translates in moder...
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Time and the Astrolabe in the Cantebury Tales
ISBN: 9780806134031 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 372 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Marijane Osborn demonstrates that Chaucer structured the Canterbury Tales after the astrolabe, an Arabic Islamic time-keeping device. Chaucer's fascination with this device also accounts for the sense of time and astronomy in the Tales. Marijane Osborn demonstrates that Chaucer structured the Canterbury Tales after the astrolabe, an Arabic Islamic time-keeping device. Chaucer's fas... |
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