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Originally published in 1994, The Short Lyric Poems of Jean
Froissart is a meticulous reading of the important but generally
neglected short lyric poems of Jean Froissart. The book situates
Froissart within the cultural and literary context of
fourteenth-century Europe and examines a representative number of
his lyric forms (pastourelles, chansons royales, ballades,
virelais, and rondeaux) demonstrating their richness of theme and
poetic virtuosity. The book provides a readable and reliable
English translation, making it possible for English scholars
unfamiliar with the original Middle French forms to understand and
appreciate the influence Froissart had on Chaucer and other authors
of the age. The book focuses on themes, techniques, meters, and
rhythms that Froissart employed in his poetry, on how his poetry
fits poetic tradition, and on the place of Froissart in literary
history.
First published in 2000, Trade, Travel, and Exploration: An
Encyclopedia covers the people, places, technologies, and
intellectual concepts that contributed to trade, travel and
exploration during the Middle Ages, from the years C.E. 525 to
1492. This comprehensive reference work contains entries on a large
number of subjects, including familiar topics such as the voyages
of Columbus and Marco Polo, and also information that is more
difficult to find, for example, the traditions of travel among
Muslim women and the influence of Viking travel on navigation and
geographical knowledge. Bringing together more than 175 scholars
from a variety of disciplines, it minimizes Eurocentric bias and
offers extensive coverage of such topics as travel within Inner
Asia, Mongol society, and the spread of Buddhism. Including an
extensive map program and more than 125 illustrations, as well as
bibliographies, a comprehensive index and "see also" references,
Medieval Trade, Travel, and Exploration is a valuable reference
guide for undergraduate and graduate students, scholars and also
the general reader.
Originally published in 1994, The Short Lyric Poems of Jean
Froissart is a meticulous reading of the important but generally
neglected short lyric poems of Jean Froissart. The book situates
Froissart within the cultural and literary context of
fourteenth-century Europe and examines a representative number of
his lyric forms (pastourelles, chansons royales, ballades,
virelais, and rondeaux) demonstrating their richness of theme and
poetic virtuosity. The book provides a readable and reliable
English translation, making it possible for English scholars
unfamiliar with the original Middle French forms to understand and
appreciate the influence Froissart had on Chaucer and other authors
of the age. The book focuses on themes, techniques, meters, and
rhythms that Froissart employed in his poetry, on how his poetry
fits poetic tradition, and on the place of Froissart in literary
history.
First published in 2000, Trade, Travel, and Exploration: An
Encyclopedia covers the people, places, technologies, and
intellectual concepts that contributed to trade, travel and
exploration during the Middle Ages, from the years C.E. 525 to
1492. This comprehensive reference work contains entries on a large
number of subjects, including familiar topics such as the voyages
of Columbus and Marco Polo, and also information that is more
difficult to find, for example, the traditions of travel among
Muslim women and the influence of Viking travel on navigation and
geographical knowledge. Bringing together more than 175 scholars
from a variety of disciplines, it minimizes Eurocentric bias and
offers extensive coverage of such topics as travel within Inner
Asia, Mongol society, and the spread of Buddhism. Including an
extensive map program and more than 125 illustrations, as well as
bibliographies, a comprehensive index and "see also" references,
Medieval Trade, Travel, and Exploration is a valuable reference
guide for undergraduate and graduate students, scholars and also
the general reader.
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