Category Archives: Publications

Abbot Suger of Saint-Denis was a pivotal figure in 12th-century France, leaving a lasting impact through his multifaceted foles. His dedication to his abbey of Saint-Denis, wise counsel to kings, mediation of church disputes, and involvement in the Crusades solidify … Lire la suite →

The present study explores Greek anti-Jewish writings in Venetian Crete within a framework of Christian-Jewish coexistence. Although Jews were economically and socially integrated, they encountered stereotypes and episodic violence grounded in inherited religious prejudice. Unlike Byzantium, Crete produced no systematic … Lire la suite →

En 1290, le roi Edward Ier ordonne l’expulsion des Juifs d’Angleterre. Avec ce décret, deux siècles de présence juive semblent s’effacer de l’histoire du royaume. Pourtant, depuis leur installation au XIe siècle, les communautés juives ont occupé une place essentielle … Lire la suite →

Ce Tome III des Œuvres complètes de Geoffrey Chaucer explore l’atelier poétique du plus grand auteur de l’Angleterre médiévale. La Légende des bonnes dames et les poèmes courts offrent une réflexion essentielle sur l’amour, l’exemplarité et l’autorité des récits dans … Lire la suite →

Devotio Moderna and the Medieval University explores the origins and intellectual legacy of the Devotio Moderna, a Christian movement born from Geert Grote’s transformative rejection of worldly learning, which went on to inspire key figures of the Reformation, including Erasmus, … Lire la suite →

Au service de plusieurs rois, Taillevent fut le premier des grands cuisiniers de l’histoire française. Sa longue carrière a traversé tout le XIVe siècle, marqué par la guerre de Cent Ans et la Peste noire. Sept décennies de cuisine pendant lesquelles … Lire la suite →

Forms of Suffering demonstrates how Geoffrey Chaucer transformed pity into a central ethical and aesthetic concern in English literature by tracing his reformulations of trans-European pity discourses for an English audience. In these reformulations, Chaucer brought to the fore the modes and … Lire la suite →

Le Roman de Brut par Wace conte dans un style épique et poétique l’histoire légendaire des rois de Bretagne, depuis les mythiques origines troyennes jusqu’à la domination anglo-saxonne, en passant par le célèbre roi Arthur. En voici une première traduction … Lire la suite →

Composed in the tumultuous decades following the reign of Charlemagne, the garden poem of Carolingian monk Walahfrid Strabo (c.809–849) has long charmed readers with its timeless descriptions of late-winter labors and its suggestions for the medicinal uses of various plants. … Lire la suite →

Medieval saints were thought to be able to provide miraculous cures for a wide variety of illnesses, and about one-tenth of their miracles involved the restoration of sanity to those who had lost their minds. Deprived of Sense and Intellect … Lire la suite →