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Introducing the Medieval Dragon
Arnold, Martin. 2018. The Dragon. Fear and Power. London: Reaktion Books. My book is much shorter and focusses on the medieval (European) dragon, while Martin’s book covers all centuries and also the Asian tradition.
Oedipus
As a volume in the Gods and Heroes series, this book explores a key figure in ancient myth incisively and accessibly, yet with enough scholarly detail to be an 'all-you-need-to-know' for lower level courses, a platform for further study at a more advanced level or as a reference book of key information for researchers/academics.
Camille Claudel
Abundantly illustrated, this catalogue is a fascinating and comprehensive reevaluation of the French modernist sculptor Camille Claudel. Camille Claudel (1864–1943) was among the most daring and visionary sculptors of the late nineteenth century. Although much attention has been paid to her tumultuous life—her affair with her mentor, Auguste Rodin; the premature end to her career; her thirty-year institutionalization in an asylum—her art remains little known outside of France. Memorably praised by critic Octave Mirbeau in 1895 as “a revolt of nature: a woman of genius,” Claudel was celebrated for her brilliance during a time when women sculptors were rare. Featuring more than two h...
Friendship, Love, and Brotherhood in Medieval Northern Europe, c. 1000-1200
In this book, Lars Hermanson discusses how religious beliefs and norms steered attitudes to friendship and love, and how these ways of thinking affected social identity and political behaviour. With examples taken from eleventh- and twelfth-century northern Europe, the author investigates why friendship was praised both by brotherhoods of aristocratic warriors and by brethren within monastery walls. Social and political functions rested on personal connections rather than a strong central state in the High Middle Ages. This meant that friendship was an important pragmatic instrument for establishing social order and achieving success in the game of politics.
An Early Album of the World
Featuring a broad selection of photographs from Musée du Quai Branly – Jacques Chirac and other French partner museums, the exhibition catalogue explores the circumstances in which photography was introduced in Europe since 1839 and then practiced around the world, including the Middle East, Africa, Asia and the Americas by leading photographers like Jacques-Philippe Potteau, Isidore van Kinsbergen, Auguste Bartholdi, Désiré Charnay, Muhammad Sadiq Bey, Lala Deen Dayal, Abdullah Brothers and Timothy O’Sullivan. It also features a selection of historical texts on photography by prominent theologian and philosopher, the Emir Abd el-Kader.
José-Maria de Heredia
Ces études prolongent le colloque tenu à la bibliothèque de l'Arsenal, dont J.-M. de Heredia fut l'administrateur à la fin de sa vie. Elles font le point sur ce qui reste de l'oeuvre du poète, un siècle après sa mort, et sur sa place dans l'histoire de la littérature.
Nordic Elites in Transformation, c. 1050–1250, Volume II
Nordic Elites in Transformation, c. 1050-1250, Volume II explores the structures and workings of social networks within the elites of medieval Scandinavia to reveal the intricate relationship between power and status. Section one of this volume categorizes basic types of personal bonds, both vertical and horizontal, while section two charts patterns of local, regional and transnational elite networks from wide-scope, longitudinal perspectives. Finally, the third section turns to case-studies of networks in action, analyzing strategies and transactions implied by uses of social resources in specific micro-political settings. A concluding chapter discusses how social power in the North compare...
Dragons !
En visitant les mythes et la symbolique de cette star du bestiaire à travers les âges et les cultures, nous proposons au lecteur de s'interroger sur les rapports du dragon avec la réalité. Au cours des âges, les sciences se sont penchées sur son cas, et continuent de le faire. Cette figure fabuleuse a-t-elle existé ? est-elle le fruit de l'inconscient collectif, ou une survivance cryptozoologique des grands sauriens du Crétacé ? Aujourd'hui encore, on le retrouve partout, dans les contes pour enfants, la littérature, le cinéma, les jeux, le web... Le dragon est incontournable et reste insaisissable. "Avec cette savante recension des dragons à travers le monde et les époques, Claire Panier-Alix signe une parfaite synthèse des mythes, croyances et contes mettant en scène ces bêtes fantastiques, tour à tour bénéfiques ou effrayantes. Un ouvrage indispensable pour tous les amateurs de dracos" Edouard BRASEY
French XX Bibliography
This annual French XX Bibliography provides the most complete listing available of books, articles, and book reviews concerned with French literature since 1885. Unique in its scope, thoroughness, and reliability of information, it has become an essential reference source in the study of modern French literature and culture. The bibliography is divided into three major divisions: general studies, author subjects (arranged alphabetically), and cinema. Number 59 in the series contains 12,703 entries. William J. Thompson is Associate Professor of French and Undergraduate and Interdisciplinary Programs in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Memphis.
