The Middle Ages are often thought of as an era during which cruelty was a major aspect of life, a view that stems from the anti-Catholic polemics of the Reforma

Why did medieval dramatists weave so many scenes of torture into their plays? Exploring the cultural connections among rhetoric, law, drama, literary creation,

A new look at the way in which medieval European literature depicts torture and brutality.

This volume brings together specialists from different areas of medieval literary study to focus on the role of habits of thought in shaping attitudes toward wo

A vivid and original account of warfare in the Middle Ages and the cruelty and atrocity that accompanied it. Sean McGlynn investigates the reality of medieval w