Paperback titles released this April to June
It’s easy to keep track of the many paperbacks we now publish across our imprints and subjects: we’ll collect them all here and update the list quarterly. Full descriptions, contents and details of eBook editions are just a click away. If you think a particular title might be suitable for adoption on a course you teach please don’t hesitate to contact us – see full details here. Any queries? Just mail [email protected] or [email protected].
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Achebe and Friends at Umuahia
by Terri Ochiagha
WINNER OF THE ASAUK FAGE & OLIVER PRIZE 2016
The author meticulously contextualises the experiences of Achebe and his peers as students at Government College Umuahia and argues for a re-assessment of this influential group of Nigerian writers in relation to the literary culture fostered by the school and its tutors.
James Currey
The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbrook
Translated by David G. Preest and Richard Barber
Geoffrey le Baker's chronicle covers the reigns of Edward II and Edward III up to the English victory at Poitiers. David Preest's new translation includes extensive notes and an introduction by Richard Barber.
Boydell Press
The Complete Story of the Grail
by Chrétien de Troyes
Translated by Nigel Bryant
The first ever translation of the whole of the rich and compelling body of tales contained in Chrétien's poem and its four Continuations.
D.S.Brewer
Domesday Now
Edited by David Roffe and K S B Keats-Rohan
Essays into numerous aspects of the Domesday Book, shedding fresh light on its mysteries.
Boydell Press
Guardians of the Tradition
by James De Lorenzi
Comprehensively surveys Ethiopia and Eritrea's rich and dynamic tradition of historical writing, from the ancient Aksumite era to the present day.
University of Rochester Press
Henry V: New Interpretations
Edited by Gwilym Dodd
Fresh examinations of the activities of Henry V, looking at how his reputation was achieved.
York Medieval Press
The History of William Marshal
Translated by Nigel Bryant
The career of William Marshal (1146/7-12), who rose from being the penniless, landless younger son of a middle-ranking nobleman to be regent of England in the minority of Henry III, is one of the most extraordinary stories of theMiddle Ages. His biography was completed shortly after his death by a household minstrel and we are fortunate that it survives to give a unique portrait of a twelfth-century knight's life in the early days of tournaments and chivalry as well as his career in warfare and politics.
Boydell Press
Medieval English Theatre 39
Edited by Sarah Carpenter, Gordon L Kipling and Meg Twycross
Newest research into drama and performance of the middle ages.
D.S.Brewer
Medieval Life
by Roberta Gilchrist
An examination of daily life in the Middle Ages which reveals the intimate relations between age groups, between the living and the dead, and between people and things.
Boydell Press
Medieval Translations and Cultural Discourse
by Sif Rikhardsdottir
An examination of what the translation of medieval French texts into different European languages can reveal about the differences between cultures.
D.S.Brewer
Trees in the Religions of Early Medieval England
by Michael D.J. Bintley
Drawing on sources from archaeology and written texts, the author brings out the full significance of trees in both pagan and Christian Anglo-Saxon religion.
Boydell Press
Writing the Early Crusades
Edited by Marcus Bull and Damien Kempf
A pioneering approach to contemporary historical writing on the First Crusade, looking at the texts as cultural artefacts rather than simply for the evidence they contain.
Boydell Press
