Auteur: Alexander Sager

One of the well-known topoi of medieval literature is the high degree of congruity between the outer and inner character of the protagonist. This congruity is also discussed where it does not appear …

Vivid, succinct, and highly accessible, Heinrich Winkler’s magisterial history of modern Germany offers the history of a nation and its people through two turbulent centuries. It is the story of a co …

Vivid, succinct, and highly accessible, Heinrich Winkler’s magisterial history of modern Germany offers the history of a nation and its people through two turbulent centuries. It is the story of a co …

David Hume (1711-1776) is widely acknowledged as one of the most important philosophers in the English language, with his work continuing to exert major influence on philosophy today. His empiricism, …

David Hume (1711-1776) is widely acknowledged as one of the most important philosophers in the English language, with his work continuing to exert major influence on philosophy today. His empiricism, …

The volume explores the theme of ambiguity in medieval and early modern literature in essays honoring the life and work of Arthur Groos, Avalon Foundation Professor in the Humanities at Cornell Unive …

Drawing upon the most current methodologies, the essays in this book pursue the multifarious functions of end-times in medieval German texts. The contemporary fascination with the end of the world an …