The Dedalus Book of Medieval Literature
Subtitle: The Grin of the Gargoyle (Medieval Literature)
Publisher: Dedalus Ltd
Published: September 1996
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9781873982020
Subjects: Collections & anthologies of various literary forms; Fiction anthologies & collections; Other prose: classical, early & medieval; Medieval; Literature - Classics / Criticism; Fiction; Rhetoric; Literature, Medieval; Translations into English
First sentence: There is plenty of evidence for decadence in the lives of the Roman emperors, but the collapse of their empire was physical as well, with the great cities and fine roads crumbling and falling to pieces, something which the victorious barbarians could hardly fail to notice.