Category: Medieval & Renaissance Studies

Christian Spain a Thousand Years Ago

Today’s post comes from Simon R. Doubleday, Professor of History at Hofstra University and co-author of León and Galicia Under Queen Sancha and King Fernando I, along with the late… READ MORE

Announcing Penn Press’s Spring 2021 catalog!

Exciting new titles this season include: • An Illustrated Business History of the United States by Richard Vague, a sweeping, lively, and highly approachable history of American business from the nation’s… READ MORE

Announcing Penn Press’s Fall 2020 catalog!

Exciting new titles this season include: • In Defense of Populism by Donald T. Critchlow, which argues, contrary to contemporary warnings about the dangers of populism, that grassroots activism is essential… READ MORE

Digging My Book Cover

Today, we have a guest post from Frances E. Dolan, Distinguished Professor of English at the University of California, Davis and author of Digging the Past: How and Why to… READ MORE

The Bookmark

Today, we have a guest post from Jesús R. Velasco, Professor of Spanish at Yale University and author of Dead Voice: Law, Philosophy, and Fiction in the Iberian Middle Ages…. READ MORE

The Real Housewives of Medieval France

Today, we have a guest post from Noah D. Guynn, Professor of French and Comparative Literature at the University of California, Davis and author of Pure Filth: Ethics, Politics, and… READ MORE