Violet eyes and a mane of golden hair win her the love of a duke and the admiration of a stupendously wealthy husband; but they cannot hold the one man whose love she needs about all…..

    A saint in her own right, she married Ferdinand of Aragon, and they forged modern Spain, cast out the Moslems, discovered the New World by backing Columbus, and established a powerful central government in Spain. This story is so thrilling it reads like a novel. Makes history really come alive. Highly readable and truly great in every respect! 576 pgs, PB

    S. Merwin); the Middle High German epic poem The Niebelungenlied (translated by critic and academic Helen Mustard); and the Old French poem The Song of Roland (translated by William Alfred, professor of English at Harvard). The translators are preeminent authorities, and they provide critical evaluations and discussions of the technical and historical aspects of the works. Other than The Cid, these renderings are unique to this Modern Library edition.

    Critiques of all Chaucer's poetry (except the Romaunt of the Rose, the fragmentary Anelida and Arcite, and a few of the short lyrics).

    Razvoj čovječanstva tijekom srednjeg vijeka.

    The two essays on "the mysteries" and on "the sacraments" provide a window into the liturgical practices of the ancient Italian church, for which Ambrose-ever the Scripture scholar par excellence-explains the biblical basis. Two other essays, one a response to Arianism and the other a refutation of the contentions of those who opposed the full divinity of the Holy Spirit, together constitute a robust defense of the doctrine of the Trinity, influenced by Greek Christian theological writings and grounded on Scripture.