Broadview Press

Basic issues in medieval philosophy; selected readings presenting the interactive discourses among the major figures, 2d ed.

The discussions and debates are as often between a medieval and an ancient Greek philosopher as between contemporaries, and Bosley and Tweedale (both emeritus philosophy, U. of Alberta) think discourse of both kinds is the best framework within which to understand the ideas being presented. Their reader for either introductory or more advanced courses addresses such themes as determinism, free will, and divine foreknowledge; universals and particulars; and sin and sex. No date is cited for the first edition. There is no index. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Reading the Middle Ages; sources from Europe, Byzantium, and the Islamic world; v.1: From c.300 to c.1150.

Sinbad the Sailor traveled to many far corners of the world, but until now perhaps had never reached an anthology of readings for an undergraduate medieval history course. His tale is one of the Islamic and Byzantine texts that Rosenwein (history, Loyola U., Chicago) has incorporated alongside traditional Western European literature in her two-volume anthology. Though usable with any history text, it is formatted to accompany A Short History of the Middle Ages volume one, the chapters having the same titles and chronological scope. Among the texts are records of sales, poems, histories, and of course fanciful tales. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)