Hrotsvit wrote stories, plays, and histories during the reign of Emperor Otto the Great (962-973). 12 original essays survey her work, showing historical roots

This timely volume ventures into the subject of sadomasochism in varied aspects of medieval life. Saint’s Lives and mystical treatises provide evidence of fai

In the early medieval world, the way people remembered the past changed how they saw the present. New accounts of former leaders and their deeds could strengthe

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