It is a common belief that in France the study of medieval literature as literature only began to gain recognition as a valid occupation for the scholar during

Although Sainte-Palaye had a surprising influence on the literature and historiography of both the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries—in France, England, and

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Presents a consolidated timeline of medieval India by taking into account the period that marked the end of ancient India, and focusing on the importance of the

Here a distinguished American historian challenges the belief that the eighteenth century was essentially modern in its temper. In crystalline prose Carl Becker