The author links Chaucer's writings with the medieval optical tradition in its various forms (scholastic texts, encyclopedias, exempla, vernacular poetry) both in general cultural terms and through the discussion of specific examples. He...

When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island. She has no idea how she got there or what her purpose is--but she knows she needs to survive. After battling a fierce storm and...

Bobby has a problem at school. It's his teacher, Miss Kirby. She stomps, she roars, and she won't even let him throw paper aeroplanes in class... what a monster! One day the unthinkable happens when Bobby bumps into Miss Kirby outside...

An exuberant new picture book from NYT bestselling author Peter Brown, inspired by his own childhoodFred loves to be naked! He romps around his house naked and wild and free. Until he romps into his parents' bedroom and is inspired,...

Fred Gets Dressed von Brown, Peter

Das Buch "Die letzten Heiden. Eine kleine Geschichte der Spätantike" von Peter Brown untersucht die Übergangsphase vom Heidentum zum Christentum in der späten Römischen und frühmittelalterlichen Zeit. Brown beleuchtet das komplexe...

Die Keuschheit der Engel. Sexuelle Entsagung, Askese und Körperlichkeit im früheren Christentum

"Society and the Holy in Late Antiquity" von Peter Brown untersucht die Rolle des Heiligen und des Übernatürlichen in der spätantiken Gesellschaft. Das Buch ist eine Sammlung von Essays, die verschiedene Aspekte dieser Thematik...

Der Schatz im Himmel: Der Aufstieg des Christentums und der Untergang des römischen Weltreichs

The latest book from a bestselling illustrator and Caldecott Honoree, featuring a very proper tiger who just wants to get a little wild. Bored with city life and the proper behavior it requires, Mr. Tiger has a wild idea that leads him...

The Christianization of the Roman world lies at the root of modern Europe. Peter Brown's fascinating study examines the factors that proved decisive and the compromises that made the emergence of the Christian conception of existence...

"Der neugierige Garten" von Nils Aulike ist eine charmante, bildhafte Geschichte über einen kleinen Garten in der Stadt, der sich danach sehnt, mehr von der Welt zu sehen. Der Garten beginnt zu wachsen und zu erkunden, klettert die...