Maxwell Knight was a paradox. A jazz obsessive and nature enthusiast (he is the author of the definitive work on how to look after a gorilla), he is seen today as one of MI5's greatest spymasters, a m
The fourteenth-century poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is one of the greatest classics of English literature, but one of the least accessible to most twentieth-century readers. Written in an obsc
Don Quixote may just be the silliest knight-errant in all of Spain! Along with his 'trusty steed' Rocinante and his patient squire Sancho, he insists on gallivanting around the country in search of no
"The Dark Knight and the Fastest Man Alive, the two greatest detectives on any world, unite to explore the mystery behind a certain blood-stained smiley button embedded in the Batcave wall. What start
(Revised edition)Most historians call him England's greatest knight. He served four Plantagenet kings and saved the Magna Carta. He started life as a pennyless knight errant and rose to become the vir
A novel of honor, intrigue, treachery and love continues the story of one of England's greatest knights of the Middle Ages, William Marshal, in the sequel to The Greatest Knight. Original.
Join Max's quest to become a knight! The second book in the New York Times bestselling illustrated series is full of even more laughs, more magic and more (mis)adventure - from the creator of Big Nate!'Epic fun! Epic laughs!' Jeff Kinney, bestselling author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. 'Another masterpiece!' Dav Pilkey, bestselling author of the Dog Man series. Byjovia is under attack, and it's up to Max and her best friends - the Midknights - to save the day! The quest is on as the Midknights set out to face the beastly Bodkins, powerful spells and their greatest foes yet.With his trademark comic book-style illustrations, Lincoln Peirce brings epic adventure, riotous fun and medieval silliness in Max and the Midknights: Battle of the Bodkins, book two in the Max & the Midknights series.
Alan Moore takes on some of DC's most classic characters, offering his unforgettable version of the disturbing relationship between the Dark Knight and his greatest foe, the Joker. In this groundbreak
In this second helping of Batman tales from the Golden Age of Comics, the Dark Knight Detective faces the evil of the Joker, the Penguin, Two-Face and more of his greatest foes. This new trade paperba
Creator Gerry Conway's classic works of the Dark Knight are collected for the first time in TALES OF THE BATMAN: GERRY CONWAY!Conway's work in the 1980s represented some of the greatest stories ever t
Despite the fashionable standing of irony in studies of modern literature and its occasional application to medieval studies in a number of recent works, no sustained analysis of this phenomenon has yet been attempted for medieval literature. Professor Green attempts to fill the most important part of this lacuna by discussing irony in the medieval genre in which it is employed most frequently and with the greatest sophistication, the romance. The approach is therefore directed more towards the genre as such than to any specific example, and, although the book is written primarily from a Germanist's point of view, it also takes into account the romances of Chrétien de Troyes and their German adaptations, various examples from the Tristan tradition in France and Germany, Flamenca as an example from Provence, as well as Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde, and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight from England. Proceeding from a working definition of medieval irony and a survey of the signals which
Jim Aparo was one of the greatest Batman artists of all time, giving the Dark Knight a level of depth, emotion and adventure that had long been absent from the character. Now, DC Comics is re-collecti
The greatest English version of the stories of King Arthur, Le Morte D'Arthur was completed in 1469-70 by Sir Thomas Malory, "knight prisoner." This edition is the first designed for the general rea
With the loss of his fortune and manor, the election of Mayor Nakano, and the growing anti-vigilante sentiment in Gotham, Bruce Wayne must rethink how to be Batman...or risk being left behind by his own city. Introducing Mr. Worth! When his daughter is killed during the brutal crime wave gripping Gotham City, eight-foot-tall stack of muscle and money Roland Worth sets out on a path of revenge toward the prime suspect in the crime: Batman! The Dark Knight has been framed for murder, and to make matters worse, this grisly deed seems to be connected to yet another emerging villainous force on the horizon. It’s a rogues gallery explosion, and this time there’s no mansion on the hill for Bruce Wayne to mount his counterattack from! Eisner Award-winning writer Mariko Tamaki and superstar artist Dan Mora begin an exciting, surprising, and death-defying new story for the World’s Greatest Detective. Includes Detective Comics #1034–1039.
Hablot Knight Brown—known as “Phiz”—was the greatest illustrator of Charles Dickens’ fiction. In a collaboration that lasted for a quarter of a century, Phiz’s dra
A part of DC Universe: Rebirth!DETECTIVE COMICS is back! Follow the adventures of Batman, the world's greatest...teacher?!The Dark Knight and series co-star Batwoman team up to take new protégés Red R
The greatest villain of all time the Joker is back. And he wants revenge on the man now calling himself The Dark Knight!The dedication of a new building commemorating a special Wayne family event--the
Frank Miller, the creator of Sin City and talent responsible for some of Batman's greatest tales, (BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS, BATMAN: YEAR ONE) teams with superstar artist Jim Lee (BATMAN: HUSH)
[Misty Knight and Colleen Wing have] been fighting crime as the Daughters of the Dragon for years, but does Misty's new job with the FBI mean these two are splitzies? Not on your life! Be there as a crazy adventure that Colleen initiates puts comics' two greatest butt-kickers on a collision course with a weird and scary side of the Marvel Universe that'll have you on the edge of your seat!"--Provided by publisher.
The inspiring novels that have left a significant mark on the world of literature and popular culture.Before the novel, the world of books was dominated by scientific tomes, religious tracts and histories of the victorious in war. There had been stories and epic poems from ancient times - Homer's Iliad and Odyssey recounted ancient Greece, and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight was a chivalric romance in Middle English, but it was not until the seventeenth century, when the European middle classes had money and leisure, that anything so frivolous as a novel could be sold for entertainment.Colin Salter traces the evolution of the novel from the earliest examples through to the postmodernist best-sellers of the 21st century. Rather than dwelling too long on the technical nuances of innovative writing style he has amassed 100 of the greatest novel writers and chosen their most significant work.For writers such as Herman Melville, James Joyce or Harper Lee the decision is not a difficult one.
