Rhetoric and the Writing of History, 400–1500

Rhetoric and the Writing of History, 400–1500Rhetoric and the writing of history provides an analytical overview of the vast range of historiography which was produced in western Europe between c. 400 and c. 1500 and argues that its sophistication and complexity provides a much needed perspective on more modern debates over the relationship between history and literary theory.

specifically exploring how racial anxieties in twenty-first century Britain may be seen as legacies of this largely ignored

This book provides a comprehensive view on rapidly changing India

the science of fictions and the fictions of science

informs our behaviour

An anthology of writings in Italian which examine the origins

It includes studies of the fascinating

Professor Emeritus and Director

With characteristic erudition and acuity across a breathtaking range of subjects

This is the first English translation of the canonical Old French text Le Chevalier au barisel

visual studies and art history

”</b><p>Comprising his short unpublished autobiography

addressing contemporary ideas of race