"Beyond the Difference" is a celebration of the work of Wales s leading literary critic M. Wynn Thomas, with contributions from internationally acclaimed writers and poets, as well as significant critics working in the field.

Looking initially at the relationships between the English and Welsh language literatures of Wales, the volume proceeds to explore the interactions of nationhood and gender from the late nineteenth century to the present day, the politics of translation in Wales as compared to Ireland and America, and the intriguing connections between Welsh literature and American,...

The "Glossa Ordinaria" is an extensively annotated Bible that was printed in circa 1841 and has been a rich source of biblical commentary ever since. In the form in which it was originally circulated, the accompanying patristic commentary was handwritten in the margins of an edition of the Latin Vulgate Bible of Saint Jerome. This exhaustive study, the first of its kind, serves as a primer on the "Glossa Ordinaria" and a readable overview of the history of the work, from its genesis in the twelfth century through its final printed edition in the nineteenth century. In addition, David A....

Medieval anchorites embraced the most extreme and punishing form of solitude known to the medieval world enclosure in the same four walls for life in order to forge a closer connection with God. As a way of understanding the lives, beliefs, and experiences of anchorites, "Reading Medieval Anchoritism" explores guides to the anchorite life that were published in England throughout the Middle Ages. Mari Hughes-Edwards surveys five centuries of the guides negotiations of four anchoritic ideals enclosure, solitude, chastity, and orthodoxy as well as two vital spiritual practices, asceticism...