quantity 37— Literary Appropriations—examines medieval literature in a distinct mild. This quantity gains six unique articles, concentrating on the artwork of appropriation, in addition to fourteen experiences of contemporary scholarly courses. the 1st article “The Oldest Manuscript Witness of the 1st lifetime of Blessed Francis of Assisi” via Jacques Dalarun unearths the oldest recognized resource of the writings of Francis of Assisi, till of past due merely present in an Italian church booklet. Lisa Bansen-Harp’s essay “Ironic Patterning and Numerical Composition within the Vie de saint Alexis: shape and Effect/Affect” takes an ironic examine the oppositions used through the paintings to supply a wealthy research of styles. Reexamining family tree as non secular instead of organic is Nicole Leapley’s essay “Rewriting Paternity: The that means of Renovating Westminster in los angeles Esoire de seint Aedward le rei.” David Lummus’s essay “Boccaccio’s 3 Venuses: at the Convergence of Celestial and Transgressive Love within the Genealogie Deorum Gentilium Libri” presents a comparative glance of ways love—celestial and transgressive—can be noticeable within the Decameron. “Dante’s Justinian, Cino’s Corpus: The Hermeneutics of Poetry and legislation” by means of Lorenzo Valterza compares and contrasts Dante’s personal view of legislations as opposed to that of his pal Cino da Pistoia. finally, editor Paul Clogan contributes his personal article “Dante’s Appropriation of Lucan’s Cato and Erichtho” to illustrate the significance of Lucan’s characters in Dante’s personal paintings besides those articles, fourteen reports, from the U.S. and around the globe, are integrated, actually making Medievalia et Humanistica a global e-book. to mirror the submissions and viewers for Medievalia et Humanistica, the editorial and assessment forums contain ten individuals from the USA and ten foreign individuals, making this a very overseas booklet. For submission directions, please e mail Jin Yu at jyu@rowman.com Please put up books for evaluation attention to: consciousness: Reinhold F. Glei Medievalia et Humanistica Ruhr-University Bochum Seminar fuer Klassische Philologie D-44780 Bochum, Germany