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Originally published in 1939, this book presents a biographical
study of Savari de Mauleon, described using the Occitan version of
his name throughout the text. A portrait is provided of a
'continental baron who travelled between France and England,
fought, intrigued, plundered, governed, and when occasion allowed,
maintained a court at which poetry and song were encouraged and
patronised'. A bibliography and illustrative figures are included.
This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in European
history and literature.
Originally published in 1923, this book contains the French text of
seven short stories by seven influential French authors: Nodier,
Balzac, Vigny, Gautier, Flaubert, Merimee and Maupassant. The
stories reflect the changing schools of fiction in vogue in France
from the eighteenth to the nineteenth centuries, and each story is
prefaced with a short biographical note on the author. This book
will be of value to anyone with an interest in French literature.
Originally published in 1945, this book presents a discussion of
medieval literature, focusing to a large extent on French
literature. The text emphasises the fundamental differences between
the medieval period and modern times, most notably the changes
engendered by the invention of print. As noted in the introduction,
'if a fair judgment is to be passed upon literary works belonging
to the centuries before printing was invented, some effort must be
made to realise the extent of the prejudices under which we have
grown up, and to resist the involuntary demand that medieval
literature must conform to our standards of taste or be regarded as
of interest purely antiquarian'. This book will be of value to
anyone with an interest in medieval literature and literary theory.
Dramatic Theory in Spain was first published in 1925 and its
publication was intended to grant wide access to Spanish dramatic
texts. Henry John Chaytor provides a thorough English-language
introduction, outlining the historical and cultural contexts and
the helpful notes and clear presentation ensure the book has
continuing relevance for those with an interest in Spanish dramatic
theory.
Originally published during the early part of the twentieth
century, the Cambridge Manuals of Science and Literature were
designed to provide concise introductions to a broad range of
topics. They were written by experts for the general reader and
combined a comprehensive approach to knowledge with an emphasis on
accessibility. H. J. Chaytor's volume The Troubadours was published
in 1912. It introduces the reader to the concept of courtly love
and to the role of the troubadour poets, tracing their influence
across medieval Europe.
First published in 1924, this volume presents critical editions of
three short Anglo-Norman texts. As the general editor, O. H. Prior
notes in the Preface, 'the works selected are representative of
three genres, a purely didactic poem on Geography, a legend of the
Virgin, and a biblical subject'. Each selection is taken from among
the numerous medieval manuscripts held in the colleges of the
University of Cambridge, and the editions are given as exact copies
of the manuscripts, with no corrections introduced and any
alternative readings or emendations reserved for the notes. The
book will continue to be of interest to scholars as a valuable
source of minor Anglo-Norman works.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
A comparison of Christianity with Muhammedanism or with any other
religion must be preceded by a statement of the objects with which
such comparison is undertaken, for the possibilities which lie in
this direction are numerous. Hence the object of such comparisons
is to trace the course of analogous developments and the
interaction of influence and so to increase the knowledge of
religion in general or of our own religion in particular.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
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