In "Pornographic Archaeology: Medicine, Medievalism, and the Invention of the French Nation," Zrinka Stahuljak explores the connections and fissures between the history of sexuality, nineteenth-centur
One of the finest works from the golden era of Flemish manuscript illumination, the Getty’s copy of theRomance of Gillion de Trazegnies tells of the adventures of a medieval nobleman. Part travelogue,
The concept of medieval historiography as "usable past" is here challenged and reassessed. The contributors' shared claim is that the value of medieval historiographical texts lies not only in the fac
This collaborative book challenges the canonical Chretien de Troyes of literary history. Understanding the name as designating a body of texts rather than an historical individual, Thinking Through C
Minima Memoria attests to the impact of the works of Jean-Francois Lyotard, one of the most influential French philosophers of the twentieth century, and the continuing effects of these works across a
