History
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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
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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
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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
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How Women Saved the City Daphne Spain 2002 Spring
- Reclaims the lost history of women’s contributions to the development of American cities
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Congenial Souls Reading Chaucer from Medieval to Postmodern Stephanie Trigg 2001 Fall
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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.
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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?
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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.
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Queering the Middle Ages Glenn Burger and Steven F. Kruger, Editors 2001 Spring
- A look at medieval literature and society through a queer lens.
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Theory and the Premodern Text Paul Strohm 2000 Fall
- A major reconsideration of relations between new theories and old texts.
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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.
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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.
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Traumatic Realism The Demands of Holocaust Representation Michael Rothberg 2000 Fall
- Analyzes the impact of historical trauma on contemporary culture.
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Medieval Practices of Space Barbara A. Hanawalt, Editor 2000 Spring
- Interprets space and place in the medieval era.
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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.