Amadis of Gaul
Title | Amadis of Gaul PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1974 |
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The Labors of the Very Brave Knight Esplandián
Title | The Labors of the Very Brave Knight Esplandián PDF eBook |
Author | Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo |
Publisher | Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies (ACMRS) |
Pages | 616 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN |
Amadis of Gaul, Books I and II
Title | Amadis of Gaul, Books I and II PDF eBook |
Author | Garci R. de Montalvo |
Publisher | University Press of Kentucky |
Pages | 688 |
Release | 2014-07-11 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0813148278 |
In the long history of European prose fiction, few works have been more influential and more popular than the romance of chivalry Amadis of Gaul. Although its original author is unknown, it was probably written during the early fourteenth century. The first great bestseller of the age of printing, Amadis of Gaul was translated into dozens of languages and spawned sequels and imitators over the centuries. A handsome, valiant, and undefeatable knight, Amadis is perhaps best known today as Don Quixote's favorite knight-errant and model. This exquisite English translation restores a masterpiece to print.
Metropolis and Hinterland
Title | Metropolis and Hinterland PDF eBook |
Author | Neville Morley |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 228 |
Release | 2002-12-19 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9780521893312 |
Ancient Rome was one of the greatest cities of the pre-industrial era. Like other such great cities, it has often been deemed parasitic, a drain on the resources of the society that supported it. Rome's huge population was maintained not by trade or manufacture but by the taxes and rents of the empire. It was the archetypal 'consumer city'. However, such a label does not do full justice to the impact of the city on its hinterland. This book examines the historiography of the consumer city model and reappraises the relationship between Rome and Italy. Drawing on archaeological work and comparative evidence, the author shows how the growth of the city can be seen as the major influence on the development of the Italian economy in this period as its demands for food and migrants promoted changes in agriculture, marketing systems and urbanisation throughout the peninsula.
Classical Pasts
Title | Classical Pasts PDF eBook |
Author | James I. Porter |
Publisher | Princeton University Press |
Pages | 468 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 9780691089423 |
'Classical Pasts' addresses the concepts of a (so-called) 'classical' antiquity and the 'classical' ideal, which were once legion, and which today tend to be assumed and left unqueried rather than subjected to scrutiny.
The Visions of Sor Mari‡ de Agreda
Title | The Visions of Sor Mari‡ de Agreda PDF eBook |
Author | Maria De Jesus |
Publisher | University of Arizona Press |
Pages | 216 |
Release | 1994-09 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780816514199 |
Sor Mar’a de Agreda (1602-65) was a Spanish nun and visionary who is best known as the author of the widely read biography of the Virgin Mary, The Mystical City of God, and as the missionary who "bilocated" to the American Southwest, reportedly appearing to Indians there without ever leaving Spain. Her role as advisor to King Philip IV contributed further to her legend. Clark Colahan now offers the first major study of Sor Mar’a's writings, including translations of two previously unpublished works: Face of the Earth and Map of the Spheres and the first half of her Report to Father Manero, in which she reflects on her bilocation.
Amadis of Gaul, Vol. 2
Title | Amadis of Gaul, Vol. 2 PDF eBook |
Author | Vasco De Lobeira |
Publisher | |
Pages | 220 |
Release | 2021-09-10 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9789354949432 |