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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Auteur principal: Williams, Mark (Auteur)
Type de support: Imprimé Livre
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Oxford [u.a.] Oxford University Press 2010
Dans:Année: 2010
Recensions:[Rezension von: Williams, Mark, Fiery shapes: Celestial Portents and Astrology in Ireland and Wales 700—1700] (2012) (Johnson, Máire)
Édition:1. publ.
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Irlande / Wales / Astrologie / Présage (Croyance populaire) / Prophétie / Histoire 700-1700
Sujets non-standardisés: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
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Résumé:"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
"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
Description:Literaturverzeichnis S. [191] - 204
ISBN:0199571848