| Description |
1 online resource (3 volumes (lxxxv, 2736 pages)) |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Survey of Fundamental Reference Works in Medieval Studies -- Abbreviations -- List of Contributors -- Main Topics and Debates of the Last Decades and their Terminology and Results -- Important Terms in Today's Medieval Studies -- Textual Genres in the Middle Ages -- Key Figures in Medieval Studies from ca. 1650 to 1950 (selection). |
| Summary |
This interdisciplinary handbook provides extensive information about research in medieval studies and its most important results over the last decades. The handbook is a reference work which enables the readers to quickly and purposely gain insight into the important research discussions and to inform themselves about the current status of research in the field. The handbook consists of four parts. The first, large section offers articles on all of the main disciplines and discussions of the field. The second section presents articles on the key concepts of modern medieval studies and the debates therein. The third section is a lexicon of the most important text genres of the Middle Ages. The fourth section provides an international bio-bibliographical lexicon of the most prominent medievalists in all disciplines. A comprehensive bibliography rounds off the compendium. The result is a reference work which exhaustively documents the current status of research in medieval studies and brings the disciplines and experts of the field together. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Middle Ages -- Historiography.
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Middle Ages -- Historiography. |
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Middle Ages -- Study and teaching.
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Middle Ages -- Study and teaching. |
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Middle Ages. |
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Literature, Medieval -- History and criticism.
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Literature, Medieval. |
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Middle Ages -- Bibliography.
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Medievalists -- Biography.
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Medievalists. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Bibliographies.
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Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Bibliographies.
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Biographies.
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| Added Author |
Classen, Albrecht.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Handbook of medieval studies. Berlin ; New York : De Gruyter, ©2010 9783110184099 (DLC) 2010040766 (OCoLC)667873281 |
| ISBN |
9783110215588 (electronic book) |
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3110215586 (electronic book) |
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1282934007 |
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9781282934009 |
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9783110184099 (alkaline paper) |
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3110184095 (alkaline paper) |
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