Fiery shapes: celestial portents and astrology in Ireland and Wales, 700 - 1700
"The English Romance in Time Transforming Motifs from Geoffrey of Monmouth to the Death of Shakespeare Helen Cooper" "T̀he English Romance in Time is a scholarly and engagingly written account of a genre, as suitable for a student as for an academic audience. It is important and innov...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Oxford [u.a.]
Oxford University Press
2010
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| In: | Year: 2010 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Williams, Mark, Fiery shapes: Celestial Portents and Astrology in Ireland and Wales 700—1700] (2012) (Johnson, Máire)
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| Edition: | 1. publ. |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Ireland
/ Wales
/ Astrology
/ Omen (Popular belief)
/ Prophecy
/ History 700-1700
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| Further subjects: | B
Irish literature To 1100
History and criticism
B Omens B Irish literature Middle Irish, 1100-1550 History and criticism B Astrology, Celtic B Druids and druidism B Welsh literature To 1550 History and criticism |
| Summary: | "The English Romance in Time Transforming Motifs from Geoffrey of Monmouth to the Death of Shakespeare Helen Cooper" "T̀he English Romance in Time is a scholarly and engagingly written account of a genre, as suitable for a student as for an academic audience. It is important and innovative because of the way it uses romance to expose the medieval contribution to the early modern world.' ---Alex Davis, Times Higher Education Supplement"--BOOK JACKET |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverzeichnis S. [191] - 204 |
| Physical Description: | XXX, 218 S., Ill. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-957184-0 |
