The Life of Saint Katherine

The Life of Saint KatherineIn telling the story of the life of the virgin martyr Katherine, Capgrave uses many of the tropes that mark the enormously popular genre of hagiography as it was written throughout the Middle Ages. Incl. digressions on just and unjust rule; on child care; on medieval English feasts, jousts and pageants; and on the role(s) of women.

that belies the narrative of progress and prosperity that has marked mainstream cultural discourse in India

McDaniel and Robertson demonstrate provocatively what it would mean to move beyond the alphabet we know to a wholly new system of written communication

economic and cultural consequences

Yet in the postmodern era

living standards and the efficiency of productive cities through manufacturing productivity growth that benefit the majority

Duvivier was a giant of classic French cinema with a career spanning key moments of French film history

almost documentary

Drawing on a wide rage of play texts

one of the most remarkable filmmakers to come to prominence in the last 20 years

anxieties about the influence of bedchamber women on Queen Anne

The interpersonal relationships portrayed disclose important dimensions of care that have been overlooked in less contextualized discussions

During Shakespeare's lifetime