Medieval Literature and Social Politics brings together seventeen articles by literary historian Stephen Knight. The book primarily focuses on the social and po
In medieval Europe, the word fama denoted both talk (what was commonly said about a person or event) and an individual's ensuing reputation (one's fama). Althou
A comprehensive study of the different types of society depicted in medieval literature. The book explores the social, political, and economic structures of var
Eating is fundamental to human survival, obtained by and resulting in much social struggle. Political Appetites by Aaron Hostetter theorizes the imaginative use