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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Main Author: Williams, Mark (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Oxford [u.a.] Oxford University Press 2010
In:Year: 2010
Reviews:[Rezension von: Williams, Mark, Fiery shapes: Celestial Portents and Astrology in Ireland and Wales 700—1700] (2012) (Johnson, Máire)
Edition:1. publ.
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Ireland / Wales / Astrology / Omen (Popular belief) / Prophecy / History 700-1700
Further subjects: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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Summary:"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
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis S. [191] - 204
ISBN:0199571848