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HYGELAC AND HIS DAUGHTER: REREADING BEOWULF LINES 2985–98 by NEIDORF, LEONARD

“…In the view of some scholars, the poet represents Hygelac as a foolish and arrogant king, whose unprovoked aggression in Frisia brings him to a deserved end.1…”
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PARIS 1244: THE JEWS, THE CHRISTIANS, AND THE TARTARS. THE LIVRE OF MOSES BEN ABRAHAM, A LITTLE-KNOWN CASE OF JEWISH APOLOGETICS IN MEDIEVAL FRENCH by RACHETTA, MARIA TERESA

“…According to my account, Moses composed the Livre in order to rebut allegations against the Jews of conspiring with the Tartars (which are widely documented in…”
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RIPPING ROMANCE TO RIBBONS: THE FRENCH OF A GERMAN KNIGHT IN THE TOURNAMENT AT CHAUVENCY by LEACH, ELIZABETH EVA

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LAND TENURE IN THE TALE OF GAMELYN by FORD, JOHN C.

“…Although generally neglected by literary scholars today, for centuries the Tale of Gamelyn (c.1340-70)1 enjoyed a modicum of notoriety due to its spurious…”
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THE BLESSED VIRGIN CHEATS AT DICE: CANTIGA 214 AND THE ALFONSINE MIRACLE KITCHEN by PARKINSON, STEPHEN

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PRINCESS FREAWARU AND HAMLET'S OTHER UNCLE by OSBORN, MARIJANE

“…The early medieval mode of history as storytelling The journey from Heorot to Elsinore (that is, from one fiction into the other) depends on a slender link…”
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REMEMBRANCE OF THINGS TO COME: MEMORY AND PROPHECY IN OLD NORSE LITERATURE by MCMAHON, BRIAN

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RICARDUS EXPLICIT: AN ELUSIVE MARGINAL NOTE ON THE EARLIEST MANUSCRIPT OF THE LIBELLUS DE EXPUGNATIONE TERRAE SANCTAE PER SALADINUM by BREWER, KEAGAN, KANE, JAMES H.

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THE HEART OF A PRINCESS: DE DOCTRINA CORDIS AND TWO TEXTS FOR MARGARET OF YORK by MOURON, ANNE

“…Introduction Her white hands rest on the page she read that day But her face outstares the future, and her eyes are far away ... Margaret of York, trailing…”
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ALDHELM, DANIEL AND AZARIAS by ANLEZARK, DANIEL

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PEJORATIVE PEDAGOGY: STRUCTURING SOCIAL HIERARCHIES THROUGH PROFANE LANGUAGE IN THE MANIÈRE DE LANGAGE OF 1396 by POWERS, ASHLEY

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TEXT-IMAGE ALIGNMENT IN MS DOUCE 104 (PIERS PLOWMAN): 'ARTICULATION', PRE-DRAWING, AND PROXIMAL ALLUSION by SHEPHERD, STEPHEN H. A., HARSHBARGER, COURTNEY

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A NEW LIFE RECORD FOR JOHN GOWER, 1396 by SOBECKI, SEBASTIAN

“…The purpose of this note is to introduce a minor new life record for the poet John Gower. As many studies have shown, Gower's poetry is informed by a deep…”
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NEW HYPOTHESES ON GUILLAUME D'ANGLETERRE by SERRA, PATRIZIA

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CHRISTINE DE PIZAN'S 'DOULCE NOURRITURE' by SINGER, JULIE

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NEW MANUSCRIPT EVIDENCE FOR ADENET LE ROI'S BERTE AS GRANS PIÉS by GURA, DAVID T.

“…Mi uses two-compartment a exclusively; f and straight s descend below the baseline without exception; loops to the right are present on the the majority of…”
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A MODEST PROPOSAL: TITLES FOR THE EXETER BOOK RIDDLES by NEVILLE, JENNIFER

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WOUNDING, SEALING, AND KISSING: BRIDAL IMAGERY AND THE IMAGE OF CHRIST by SMITS, LIEKE

“…First of all, imagery of the passion is mixed with elements of bridal mysticism, in which Christ is presented as the divine bridegroom of the human soul…”
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CAESAR'S WINE AND THE DATING OF WIDSITH by NEIDORF, LEONARD

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THE HOLY CROSS LEGEND: A UNIQUE VERSION IN OXFORD, TRINITY COLLEGE, MS 29 by GILLHAMMER, COSIMA

“…[...]prophecy, the Jews kill her and, out of spite, use the beam as a bridge over a ditch. First and foremost, such references obviously fulfil a cohesive…”
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