Telling the Story in the Middle Ages
Telling the Story in the Middle Ages

Author: Kathryn A. Duys

Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 1843843919

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Much of our modern understanding of medieval society and cultures comes through the stories people told and the way they told them. Storytelling was, for this period, not only entertainment; it was central to the law, religious ritual and teaching, as well as the primary mode of delivering news. The essays in this volume raise and discuss a number of questions concerning the strategies, contexts and narratalogical features of medieval storytelling. They look particularly at who tells the story; the audience; how a story is told and performed; and the manuscript and social context for such tales. Laurie Postlewate is Senior Lecturer, Department of French, Barnard College; Kathryn Duys is Associate Professor, Department of English and Foreign Languages, University of St Francis; Elizabeth Emery is Professor of French, Montclair State University.

The Middle Ages
The Middle Ages

Author: Eleanor Janega

Publisher: Icon Books

Published: 2021-06-03

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 1785785923

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A unique, illustrated book that will change the way you see medieval history The Middle Ages: A Graphic History busts the myth of the 'Dark Ages', shedding light on the medieval period's present-day relevance in a unique illustrated style. This history takes us through the rise and fall of empires, papacies, caliphates and kingdoms; through the violence and death of the Crusades, Viking raids, the Hundred Years War and the Plague; to the curious practices of monks, martyrs and iconoclasts. We'll see how the foundations of the modern West were established, influencing our art, cultures, religious practices and ways of thinking. And we'll explore the lives of those seen as 'Other' - women, Jews, homosexuals, lepers, sex workers and heretics. Join historian Eleanor Janega and illustrator Neil Max Emmanuel on a romp across continents and kingdoms as we discover the Middle Ages to be a time of huge change, inquiry and development - not unlike our own.

World's Story 2 (Student)
World's Story 2 (Student)

Author: Angela O'Dell

Publisher: New Leaf Publishing Group

Published: 2018-08-13

Total Pages: 41

ISBN-13: 1683440943

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This engaging textbook teaches students about the Middle Ages, from the fall of Rome to the Renaissance. Follow this story-based approach to world history as you meet numerous historical figures (including St. Patrick, Genghis Khan, Richard the Lionheart, Joan of Arc, and Martin Luther), visit medieval sites around the world, and trace the rise and fall of numerous empires and kingdoms. Volume 2 in this series for your junior high students includes: A conversational narrative that brings medieval history to lifeGorgeous photographs, artwork, and maps that help students visualize people, places, and eventsEducational features that dig deeper into the history of the Christian Church Throughout the course, students will see God’s guiding hand through history. They will study the major events of the Middle Ages and delve into how society and culture developed and changed. Students will also study medieval civilizations spanning the whole globe, including the Byzantines, Anglo-Saxons, Muslims, Chinese, Japanese, Mongols, Mughals, Vikings, Normans, Russians, Songhai, and Aztecs!

The Story of the World
The Story of the World

Author: Susan Wise Bauer

Publisher:

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780329838515

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Chronicles the history of the world from 1600 to 1850; discussing important events and prominent figures. Includes maps and illustrations.

Marguerite Makes a Book
Marguerite Makes a Book

Author: Bruce Robertson

Publisher: Getty Publications

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 44

ISBN-13: 9780892363728

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In medieval Paris, Marguerite helps her nearly blind father finish painting an illuminated manuscript for his patron, Lady Isabelle. 46 color illustrations.

The Making of the Middle Ages
The Making of the Middle Ages

Author: R. W. Southern

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 1961-09-10

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 0300002300

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A study of the chief personalities and forces that brought Western Europe to pre-eminence as a centre for political experimentation, economic expansion, and intellectual discovery.

The Middle Ages
The Middle Ages

Author: Abigail Wheatley

Publisher:

Published: 2015-08-01

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13: 9781409599685

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Library Friendly Edition of original- From the Battle of Hastings to the Wars of the Roses, this book tells the unique story of Medieval Britain.

How to Slay a Dragon
How to Slay a Dragon

Author: Cait Stevenson

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2021-08-17

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 1982164131

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Grab your magical sword and take the place of your favorite fantasy character with this fun and historically accurate how-to guide to solving epic quests. What should you ask a magic mirror? How do you outwit a genie? Where should you dig for buried treasure? Fantasy media’s favorite clichés get new life from How to Slay a Dragon: A Fantasy Hero’s Guide to the Real Middle Ages, a historically accurate romp through the medieval world. Each entry presents a trope from video games, books, movies, or TV—such as saving the princess or training a wizard—as a problem for you to solve, as if you were the hero of your own fantasy quest. Through facts sourced from a rich foundation of medieval sources, you will learn how your magical problems were solved by people in the actual Middle Ages. Divided into thematic subsections based on typical stages in a fantastical epic, and inclusive of race, gender, and continent, How to Slay a Dragon is perfect if you’re curious to learn more about the time period that inspired some of your favorite magical worlds or longing to know what it would be like to be the hero of your own mythical adventure.

Narrative and History in the Early Medieval West
Narrative and History in the Early Medieval West

Author: Elizabeth M. Tyler

Publisher: Brepols Publishers

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13:

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The papers gathered in this volume were all given in 1999 - at the International Congress on Medieval Studies in Kalamazoo, at the International Medieval Congress in Leeds and during a day conference held at York. They agree that looking at the wide range of narrative forms available provides new ways of viewing the Middle Ages.