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Felons’ chattels and English living standards in the later fourteenth and fifteenth centuries
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract The later fourteenth and fifteenth centuries have long occupied an intriguing and contested place in discussions of England's long‐run economic development. One key issue around which debate has coalesced is the living standards of the population as a whole and of different groups within it. We contribute to this debate by bringing forward new
Chris Briggs +4 more
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IN PURSUIT OF THE HOFFMANNESQUE
German Life and Letters, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article seeks to elucidate the term ‘Hoffmannesque’ — the eponymous adjective that refers to E. T. A. Hoffmann — through recourse to Hoffmann's own use of ‘esque’ words: arabesque, grotesque, burlesque, picturesque. By investigating the characteristics of ‘esque’ formulations and tracing their recurrence through Hoffmann's texts, I argue ...
Polly Dickson
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Appropriating the Classical Underworld: The Otherworld and its Spectacle in 'Sir Orfeo' [PDF]
Limina: A Journal of Historical and Cultural Studies, 2014 In the Middle English Breton lay, Sir Orfeo (c. 1340), the Underworld transforms from its classical prototype of an ominous realm of shadows into the marvellous Otherworld.
Blythe Hsing-wen Tsai
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Dismantling Gender‐Washing in Business Schools: A Nonbinary Perspective
Gender, Work &Organization, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper explores the negotiations surrounding the identity of a nonbinary academic across multiple business schools. These institutions increasingly pledge their support for gender equality and prominently display queer, rainbow‐related discourses.
Alessandro Ghio
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“Ekphrasis of the Constellations” in J. Metham’s romance Amoryus and Cleopes (15th century) [PDF]
Известия Саратовского университета. Новая серия: Серия Филология, ЖурналистикаIn this paper, the research material is a fragment of the chivalric romance Amoryus and Cleopes by John Metham, an English scientist and poet of the mid-15th century.
Semyonov, Vadim Borisovich
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A new “Romen” Empire : Toni Morrison's love and the classics [PDF]
, 2007 An important but little-studied feature of Toni Morrison's novels is their ambivalent relationship with classical tradition. Morrison was a classics minor while at Howard University, and her deployment of the cultural practices of ancient Greece and Rome
Roynon, Tessa Kate
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Gender, Work &Organization, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In this essay, I will tell the reader about the relationship between Academia—the person, Academia—the institution, and too many female academics. Through these experiences, I will offer examples of some of the typical abuse experienced at the hands of Academia.
Steffi Siegert
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Revista de Poética Medieval, 2012 Resumen: El presente trabajo estudia dos motivos recurrentes en el desenlace de la historia de Merlín en los libros de caballerías castellanos: el aprendizaje mágico y el sabio engañado por una mujer.
Daniel Gutiérrez Trápaga
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Walter Scott and Ariosto's Orlando Furioso. [PDF]
, 2016 Walter Scott proclaimed Ariosto his favourite Romance poet and Orlando Furioso his preferred epic. Byron subsequently called him the "Ariosto of the North" (and Ariosto "the southern Scott").
Oliver, S
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