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Sacrifice Your Love: Psychoanalysis, Historicism, Chaucer Sacrifice Your Love Psychoanalysis, Historicism, Chaucer L. O. Aranye Fradenburg 2002 Spring
A long-awaited reevaluation of Chaucer through the lens of sacrifice by a major figure in medieval studies
Sacred Revolutions: Durkheim and the Collège de Sociologie Sacred Revolutions Durkheim and the Collège de Sociologie Michèle H. Richman 2002 Spring
Explores the role of the sacred in the response of French intellectuals to the rise of fascism during the 1930s
Manifest Perdition: Shipwreck Narrative and the Disruption of Empire Manifest Perdition Shipwreck Narrative and the Disruption of Empire Josiah Blackmore 2002 Spring
A new take on a famous collection of shipwreck narratives that places them at the center of resistance to colonialism
How Women Saved the City How Women Saved the City Daphne Spain 2002 Spring
Reclaims the lost history of women’s contributions to the development of American cities
Congenial Souls: Reading Chaucer from Medieval to Postmodern Congenial Souls Reading Chaucer from Medieval to Postmodern Stephanie Trigg 2001 Fall
The Tragic History of the Sea The Tragic History of the Sea C. R. Boxer, Editor 2001 Fall
Compelling stories of shipwreck, adventure, and death on the high seas, now back in print.
Medieval Conduct Medieval Conduct Kathleen Ashley and Robert L. A. Clark, Editors 2001 Spring
What do books on how to behave tell us about society during the Middle Ages?
The Book of the Incipit: Beginnings in the Fourteenth Century The Book of the Incipit Beginnings in the Fourteenth Century D. Vance Smith 2001 Spring
An intriguing evaluation of the concept of beginnings in the medieval period.
Queering the Middle Ages Queering the Middle Ages Glenn Burger and Steven F. Kruger, Editors 2001 Spring
A look at medieval literature and society through a queer lens.
Theory and the Premodern Text Theory and the Premodern Text Paul Strohm 2000 Fall
A major reconsideration of relations between new theories and old texts.
Chaucer at Large: The Poet in the Modern Imagination Chaucer at Large The Poet in the Modern Imagination Steve Ellis 2000 Fall
A spirited look at the uses and abuses of Chaucer’s work in modern culture.
Glamorous Sorcery: Magic and Literacy in the High Middle Ages Glamorous Sorcery Magic and Literacy in the High Middle Ages David Rollo 2000 Fall
A new picture of the relationship between literacy, social status, and political power in the medieval period.
Traumatic Realism: The Demands of Holocaust Representation Traumatic Realism The Demands of Holocaust Representation Michael Rothberg 2000 Fall
Analyzes the impact of historical trauma on contemporary culture.
Medieval Practices of Space Medieval Practices of Space Barbara A. Hanawalt, Editor 2000 Spring
Interprets space and place in the medieval era.
History on the Edge: Excalibur and the Borders of Britain, 1100-1300 History on the Edge Excalibur and the Borders of Britain, 1100-1300 Michelle R. Warren 2000 Spring
A revelatory examination of the Arthurian tales in historical context.