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Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah Reading Order

3 series · 106 books · Born ~1991

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah is an acclaimed American author known for his thought-provoking speculative fiction. Over his prolific career, which spans from 1133 to 2024, he has penned 106 works, including three series and a variety of standalone novels and short story collections. His most notable contribution, "The New Middle Ages," showcases his unique storytelling style and imaginative concepts.

Short Story Collections Series

Complete

1 book (2018–2018)

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Friday Black

Standalone Novels Series

Complete

1 book (2023–2023)

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Chain-Gang All-Stars

The New Middle Ages Series

Ongoing

104 books (1133–2024)

Start with The Letters of Abélard and Héloïse(By: Betty Radice,Héloïse d'Argenteuil,Pierre Abélard,M.T. Clanchy), the first of 104 books in the The New Middle Ages series.

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Cover of The Letters of Abélard and Héloïse(By: Betty Radice,Héloïse d'Argenteuil,Pierre Abélard,M.T. Clanchy)
The Letters of Abélard and Héloïse(By: Betty Radice,Héloïse d'Argenteuil,Pierre Abélard,M.T. Clanchy)
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Cover of Women in the Medieval Islamic World(By: Gavin R.G. Hambly)
Women in the Medieval Islamic World(By: Gavin R.G. Hambly)
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Cover of Presence and Presentation: Women in the Chinese Literati Tradition(By: Sherry J. Mou)
Presence and Presentation: Women in the Chinese Literati Tradition(By: Sherry J. Mou)
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Cover of The Ethics of Nature in the Middle Ages: On Boccaccio's Poetaphysics(By: Gregory B. Stone)
The Ethics of Nature in the Middle Ages: On Boccaccio's Poetaphysics(By: Gregory B. Stone)
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Cover of The Lost Love Letters of Heloise and Abelard: Perceptions of Dialogue in Twelfth-Century France(By: Héloïse d'Argenteuil,Pierre Abélard,Constant J. Mews,Neville Chiavaroli)
The Lost Love Letters of Heloise and Abelard: Perceptions of Dialogue in Twelfth-Century France(By: Héloïse d'Argenteuil,Pierre Abélard,Constant J. Mews,Neville Chiavaroli)
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Cover of Chaucer's Pardoner and Gender Theory: Bodies of Discourse
Chaucer's Pardoner and Gender Theory: Bodies of Discourse
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Cover of Crossing the Bridge: Comparative Essays on Medieval European and Heian Japanese Women Writers(By: Barbara Stevenson,Cynthia Ho,T. Takamiya)
Crossing the Bridge: Comparative Essays on Medieval European and Heian Japanese Women Writers(By: Barbara Stevenson,Cynthia Ho,T. Takamiya)
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Cover of Motherhood and Mothering in Anglo-Saxon England(By: Mary Dockray-Miller)
Motherhood and Mothering in Anglo-Saxon England(By: Mary Dockray-Miller)
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Cover of Robes and Honor: The Medieval World of Investiture(By: Stewart Gordon)
Robes and Honor: The Medieval World of Investiture(By: Stewart Gordon)
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Cover of Same Sex Love and Desire Among Women in the Middle Ages(By: Pamela Sheingorn)
Same Sex Love and Desire Among Women in the Middle Ages(By: Pamela Sheingorn)
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Cover of Eloquent Virgins: From Thecla to Joan of Arc(By: Maud Burnett McInerney)
Eloquent Virgins: From Thecla to Joan of Arc(By: Maud Burnett McInerney)
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Cover of Engaging Words: The Culture of Reading in the Later Middle Ages(By: Laurel Amtower)
Engaging Words: The Culture of Reading in the Later Middle Ages(By: Laurel Amtower)
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Cover of Capetian Women(By: Kathleen D. Nolan)
Capetian Women(By: Kathleen D. Nolan)
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Cover of Chaucer's Jobs(By: David R. Carlson)
Chaucer's Jobs(By: David R. Carlson)
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Cover of Joan of Arc and Spirituality(By: Ann W. Astell,Bonnie Wheeler)
Joan of Arc and Spirituality(By: Ann W. Astell,Bonnie Wheeler)
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Cover of Troubled Vision: Gender, Sexuality and Sight in Medieval Text and Image(By: Emma Campbell,Robert Mills)
Troubled Vision: Gender, Sexuality and Sight in Medieval Text and Image(By: Emma Campbell,Robert Mills)
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Cover of Ecstatic Transformation: On the Uses of Alterity in the Middle Ages(By: Michael Uebel)
Ecstatic Transformation: On the Uses of Alterity in the Middle Ages(By: Michael Uebel)
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Cover of False Fables and Exemplary Truth: Poetics and Reception of Medieval Mode(By: Elizabeth Allen)
False Fables and Exemplary Truth: Poetics and Reception of Medieval Mode(By: Elizabeth Allen)
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Cover of Medieval Paradigms: 2 Volume Set: Essays in Honor of Jeremy duQuesnay Adams(By: Stephanie Hayes-Healy)
Medieval Paradigms: 2 Volume Set: Essays in Honor of Jeremy duQuesnay Adams(By: Stephanie Hayes-Healy)
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Cover of Medievalism and Orientalism: Three Essays on Literature, Architecture and Cultural Identity(By: John M. Ganim)
Medievalism and Orientalism: Three Essays on Literature, Architecture and Cultural Identity(By: John M. Ganim)
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Cover of Necessary Conjunctions: The Social Self in Medieval England(By: David Gary Shaw)
Necessary Conjunctions: The Social Self in Medieval England(By: David Gary Shaw)
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Performing Women in the Middle Ages: Sex, Gender, and the Medieval Iberian Lyric(By: Denise K. Filios)
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Cover of Queer Love in the Middle Ages(By: Anna Klosowska)
Queer Love in the Middle Ages(By: Anna Klosowska)
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Cover of Queering Medieval Genres(By: Tison Pugh)
Queering Medieval Genres(By: Tison Pugh)
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Cover of Tolkien's Modern Middle Ages(By: John R. Holmes,Jane Chance,Alfred Siewers)
Tolkien's Modern Middle Ages(By: John R. Holmes,Jane Chance,Alfred Siewers)
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Cover of Medieval Theology of Work: Peter Damian and the Medieval Religious Renewal Movement(By: Patricia Ranft)
Medieval Theology of Work: Peter Damian and the Medieval Religious Renewal Movement(By: Patricia Ranft)
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Cover of My Quest for the Middle Ages(By: Jacques Le Goff)
My Quest for the Middle Ages(By: Jacques Le Goff)
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Cover of On Farting: Bodily Wind in the Middle Ages(By: Valerie Allen)
On Farting: Bodily Wind in the Middle Ages(By: Valerie Allen)
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Cover of Sacred and Secular in Medieval and Early Modern Cultures: New Essays(By: Lawrence L. Besserman)
Sacred and Secular in Medieval and Early Modern Cultures: New Essays(By: Lawrence L. Besserman)
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Cover of Women, Power, and Religious Patronage in the Middle Ages(By: Erin L. Jordan)
Women, Power, and Religious Patronage in the Middle Ages(By: Erin L. Jordan)
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Cover of Allegory and Sexual Ethics in the High Middle Ages(By: Noah D. Guynn)
Allegory and Sexual Ethics in the High Middle Ages(By: Noah D. Guynn)
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Cover of Claustrophilia: The Erotics of Enclosure in Medieval Literature(By: Cary Howie)
Claustrophilia: The Erotics of Enclosure in Medieval Literature(By: Cary Howie)
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Cover of England and Iberia in the Middle Ages, 12th-15th Century: Cultural, Literary, and Political Exchanges(By: Marìa Bullòn-Fernandez)
England and Iberia in the Middle Ages, 12th-15th Century: Cultural, Literary, and Political Exchanges(By: Marìa Bullòn-Fernandez)
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Cover of Hildegard of Bingen's Unknown Language: An Edition, Translation, and Discussion(By: Hildegard of Bingen,Sarah L. Higley)
Hildegard of Bingen's Unknown Language: An Edition, Translation, and Discussion(By: Hildegard of Bingen,Sarah L. Higley)
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Hybridity, Identity, and Monstrosity in Medieval Britain: On Difficult Middles(By: Jeffrey Jerome Cohen)
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Cover of Manmade Marvels in Medieval Culture and Literature(By: Scott Lightsey)
Manmade Marvels in Medieval Culture and Literature(By: Scott Lightsey)
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Medieval Go-betweens and Chaucer's Pandarus(By: Gretchen Mieszkowski)
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Cover of Race, Class, and Gender in "Medieval" Cinema(By: Lynn T. Ramey,T. Pugh)
Race, Class, and Gender in "Medieval" Cinema(By: Lynn T. Ramey,T. Pugh)
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Cover of Representing Others in Medieval Iberian Literature(By: Michelle M. Hamilton)
Representing Others in Medieval Iberian Literature(By: Michelle M. Hamilton)
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Cover of The Literary Subversions of Medieval Women(By: Jane Chance)
The Literary Subversions of Medieval Women(By: Jane Chance)
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Cover of The Surgeon in Medieval English Literature(By: Jeremy J. Citrome)
The Surgeon in Medieval English Literature(By: Jeremy J. Citrome)
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Cover of Women and the Medieval Epic: Gender, Genre, and the Limits of Epic Masculinity(By: Sarah S. Poor,Jana K. Schulman)
Women and the Medieval Epic: Gender, Genre, and the Limits of Epic Masculinity(By: Sarah S. Poor,Jana K. Schulman)
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Cover of Battlefronts Real and Imagined: War, Border, and Identity in the Chinese Middle Period(By: Don J. Wyatt)
Battlefronts Real and Imagined: War, Border, and Identity in the Chinese Middle Period(By: Don J. Wyatt)
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Chaucer’s Visions of Manhood(By: Holly A. Crocker)
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Cover of Cultural Diversity in the British Middle Ages: Archipelago, Island, England(By: Jeffrey Jerome Cohen)
Cultural Diversity in the British Middle Ages: Archipelago, Island, England(By: Jeffrey Jerome Cohen)
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Cover of Cultural Studies of the Modern Middle Ages(By: Eileen A. Joy,Myra J. Seaman,Kimberly K. Bell,Mary K. Ramsey)
Cultural Studies of the Modern Middle Ages(By: Eileen A. Joy,Myra J. Seaman,Kimberly K. Bell,Mary K. Ramsey)
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Cover of Excrement in the Late Middle Ages: Sacred Filth and Chaucer’s Fecopoetics(By: Susan Signe Morrison)
Excrement in the Late Middle Ages: Sacred Filth and Chaucer’s Fecopoetics(By: Susan Signe Morrison)
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Cover of From the New Middle Ages to a New Dark Age: The Decline of the State and U.S. St(By: Phil Williams)
From the New Middle Ages to a New Dark Age: The Decline of the State and U.S. St(By: Phil Williams)
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Cover of Imaginary Worlds in Medieval Books: Exploring the Manuscript Matrix(By: Martha Dana Rust)
Imaginary Worlds in Medieval Books: Exploring the Manuscript Matrix(By: Martha Dana Rust)
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Cover of In the Light of Medieval Spain: Islam, the West, and the Relevance of the Past(By: Giles Tremlett,David Coleman,Simon R. Doubleday)
In the Light of Medieval Spain: Islam, the West, and the Relevance of the Past(By: Giles Tremlett,David Coleman,Simon R. Doubleday)
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Langland's Early Modern Identities(By: Sarah A. Kelen)
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Cover of Lydgate Matters: Poetry and Material Culture in the Fifteenth Century(By: Lisa H. Cooper,A. Denny-Brown)
Lydgate Matters: Poetry and Material Culture in the Fifteenth Century(By: Lisa H. Cooper,A. Denny-Brown)
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Cover of Paradigms and Methods in Early Medieval Studies(By: Celia Chazelle,Felice Lifshitz)
Paradigms and Methods in Early Medieval Studies(By: Celia Chazelle,Felice Lifshitz)
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Cover of Sexuality and its Queer Discontents in Middle English Literature(By: Tison Pugh)
Sexuality and its Queer Discontents in Middle English Literature(By: Tison Pugh)
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Cover of The Flight from Desire: Augustine and Ovid to Chaucer(By: Robert R. Edwards)
The Flight from Desire: Augustine and Ovid to Chaucer(By: Robert R. Edwards)
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Cover of The King and the Whore: King Roderick and La Cava(By: Elizabeth Anne Drayson)
The King and the Whore: King Roderick and La Cava(By: Elizabeth Anne Drayson)
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Cover of The Legend of Charlemagne in the Middle Ages: Power, Faith, and Crusade(By: Matthew Gabriele,J. Stuckey)
The Legend of Charlemagne in the Middle Ages: Power, Faith, and Crusade(By: Matthew Gabriele,J. Stuckey)
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Cover of The Medieval Chastity Belt: A Myth-Making Process(By: Albrecht Classen)
The Medieval Chastity Belt: A Myth-Making Process(By: Albrecht Classen)
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Wisdom and Her Lovers in Medieval and Early Modern Hispanic Literature(By: Emily C. Francomano)
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Cover of Maintenance, Meed, and Marriage in Medieval English Literature(By: Kathleen E. Kennedy)
Maintenance, Meed, and Marriage in Medieval English Literature(By: Kathleen E. Kennedy)
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Cover of Storytelling in Organizations: From Theory to Empirical Research(By: Kenneth A. Loparo)
Storytelling in Organizations: From Theory to Empirical Research(By: Kenneth A. Loparo)
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Cover of Antimercantilism in Late Medieval English Literature(By: Roger A. Ladd)
Antimercantilism in Late Medieval English Literature(By: Roger A. Ladd)
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Cover of Gender and Power in Medieval Exegesis(By: Theresa Tinkle)
Gender and Power in Medieval Exegesis(By: Theresa Tinkle)
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Cover of Geoffrey Chaucer Hath a Blog: Medieval Studies and New Media(By: Brantley L. Bryant)
Geoffrey Chaucer Hath a Blog: Medieval Studies and New Media(By: Brantley L. Bryant)
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Cover of Margaret Paston’s Piety(By: Joel T. Rosenthal)
Margaret Paston’s Piety(By: Joel T. Rosenthal)
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Cover of Medievalism, Multilingualism, and Chaucer(By: Mary Catherine Davidson)
Medievalism, Multilingualism, and Chaucer(By: Mary Catherine Davidson)
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Cover of The Letters of Heloise and Abelard: A Translation of Their Collected Correspondence and Related Writings(By: Héloïse d'Argenteuil,Bonnie Wheeler,Mary Martin McLaughlin)
The Letters of Heloise and Abelard: A Translation of Their Collected Correspondence and Related Writings(By: Héloïse d'Argenteuil,Bonnie Wheeler,Mary Martin McLaughlin)
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Cover of Contextualizing the Muslim Other in Medieval Christian Discourse(By: Jerold C. Frakes)
Contextualizing the Muslim Other in Medieval Christian Discourse(By: Jerold C. Frakes)
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Cover of Crafting Jewishness in Medieval England: Legally Absent, Virtually Present(By: Miriamne Ara Krummel)
Crafting Jewishness in Medieval England: Legally Absent, Virtually Present(By: Miriamne Ara Krummel)
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Cover of Divine Ventriloquism in Medieval English Literature: Power, Anxiety, Subversion(By: Mary Hayes)
Divine Ventriloquism in Medieval English Literature: Power, Anxiety, Subversion(By: Mary Hayes)
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Cover of Ecofeminist Subjectivities: Chaucer’s Talking Birds(By: Lesley Kordecki)
Ecofeminist Subjectivities: Chaucer’s Talking Birds(By: Lesley Kordecki)
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Cover of Ekphrastic Medieval Visions: A New Discussion in Interarts Theory(By: Claire Barbetti)
Ekphrastic Medieval Visions: A New Discussion in Interarts Theory(By: Claire Barbetti)
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Cover of Fairies in Medieval Romance(By: James Wade)
Fairies in Medieval Romance(By: James Wade)
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Cover of Language as the Site of Revolt in Medieval and Early Modern England: Speaking as a Woman(By: M.C. Bodden)
Language as the Site of Revolt in Medieval and Early Modern England: Speaking as a Woman(By: M.C. Bodden)
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Cover of Outlawry in Medieval Literature(By: Timothy Scott Jones)
Outlawry in Medieval Literature(By: Timothy Scott Jones)
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Cover of Palimpsests and the Literary Imagination of Medieval England: Collected Essays(By: Raeleen Chai-Elsholz,Leo Carruthers,Tatjana Silec)
Palimpsests and the Literary Imagination of Medieval England: Collected Essays(By: Raeleen Chai-Elsholz,Leo Carruthers,Tatjana Silec)
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Cover of Reason and Imagination in Chaucer, the Perle-Poet, and the Cloud-Author: Seeing from the Center(By: Linda Tarte Holley)
Reason and Imagination in Chaucer, the Perle-Poet, and the Cloud-Author: Seeing from the Center(By: Linda Tarte Holley)
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Cover of Street Scenes: Late Medieval Acting and Performance(By: Sharon Aronson-Lehavi)
Street Scenes: Late Medieval Acting and Performance(By: Sharon Aronson-Lehavi)
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Cover of The Inner Life of Women in Medieval Romance Literature: Grief, Guilt, and Hypocrisy(By: Jeff Rider,Jamie Friedman)
The Inner Life of Women in Medieval Romance Literature: Grief, Guilt, and Hypocrisy(By: Jeff Rider,Jamie Friedman)
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Cover of The Lesbian Premodern(By: Diane Watt,Noreen Giffney,Michelle M. Sauer)
The Lesbian Premodern(By: Diane Watt,Noreen Giffney,Michelle M. Sauer)
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Cover of Vernacular and Latin Literary Discourses of the Muslim Other in Medieval Germany(By: Jerold C. Frakes)
Vernacular and Latin Literary Discourses of the Muslim Other in Medieval Germany(By: Jerold C. Frakes)
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Cover of Women and Disability in Medieval Literature(By: Tory Vandeventer Pearman)
Women and Disability in Medieval Literature(By: Tory Vandeventer Pearman)
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Cover of Women and Economic Activities in Late Medieval Ghent(By: Shennan Hutton)
Women and Economic Activities in Late Medieval Ghent(By: Shennan Hutton)
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Cover of Boccaccio’s Decameron and the Ciceronian Renaissance(By: Robert Grudin,Michaela Paasche Grudin)
Boccaccio’s Decameron and the Ciceronian Renaissance(By: Robert Grudin,Michaela Paasche Grudin)
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Cover of Chaucer's Feminine Subjects: Figures of Desire in The Canterbury Tales(By: John A. Pitcher)
Chaucer's Feminine Subjects: Figures of Desire in The Canterbury Tales(By: John A. Pitcher)
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Cover of Icons of Irishness from the Middle Ages to the Modern World(By: Maggie M. Williams)
Icons of Irishness from the Middle Ages to the Modern World(By: Maggie M. Williams)
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Cover of Market Power: Lordship, Society, and Economy in Medieval Catalonia(By: Gregory B. Milton)
Market Power: Lordship, Society, and Economy in Medieval Catalonia(By: Gregory B. Milton)
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Cover of Marriage, Property, and Women's Narratives(By: Sally A. Livingston)
Marriage, Property, and Women's Narratives(By: Sally A. Livingston)
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Cover of Medieval Afterlives in Popular Culture(By: Gail Ashton,Daniel T. Kline)
Medieval Afterlives in Popular Culture(By: Gail Ashton,Daniel T. Kline)
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Cover of Poet Heroines in Medieval French Narrative: Gender and Fictions of Literary Creation(By: Brooke Heidenreich Findley)
Poet Heroines in Medieval French Narrative: Gender and Fictions of Literary Creation(By: Brooke Heidenreich Findley)
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Reading Memory and Identity in the Texts of Medieval European Holy Women(By: Margaret Cotter-Lynch,B. Herzog)
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Cover of Rethinking Chaucerian Beasts(By: Kenneth A. Loparo)
Rethinking Chaucerian Beasts(By: Kenneth A. Loparo)
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Cover of Shame and Guilt in Chaucer(By: Anne McTaggart)
Shame and Guilt in Chaucer(By: Anne McTaggart)
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Cover of Studies in the Medieval Atlantic(By: Benjamin Hudson)
Studies in the Medieval Atlantic(By: Benjamin Hudson)
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The Anglo-Scottish Border and the Shaping of Identity, 1300 - 1600(By: Katherine H. Terrell,Joanna M. Martin,Mark Paul Bruce)
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Cover of The Disney Middle Ages: A Fairy-Tale and Fantasy Past(By: Tison Pugh,Susan Aronstein)
The Disney Middle Ages: A Fairy-Tale and Fantasy Past(By: Tison Pugh,Susan Aronstein)
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Cover of The Genre of Medieval Patience Literature: Development, Duplication, and Gender(By: Robin Waugh)
The Genre of Medieval Patience Literature: Development, Duplication, and Gender(By: Robin Waugh)
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Cover of The Medieval Python: The Purposive and Provocative Work of Terry Jones(By: Robert F. Yeager,Toshiyuki Takamiya)
The Medieval Python: The Purposive and Provocative Work of Terry Jones(By: Robert F. Yeager,Toshiyuki Takamiya)
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Cover of The Medieval Wild Man(By: Stock Lorraine Kochanske)
The Medieval Wild Man(By: Stock Lorraine Kochanske)
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Cover of The Mediterranean World of Alfonso II and Peter II of Aragon(By: Ernest E. Jenkins)
The Mediterranean World of Alfonso II and Peter II of Aragon(By: Ernest E. Jenkins)
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Cover of The [European] Other in Medieval Arabic Literature and Culture: Ninth-Twelfth Century AD(By: Nizar F. Hermes)
The [European] Other in Medieval Arabic Literature and Culture: Ninth-Twelfth Century AD(By: Nizar F. Hermes)
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Women in the Military Orders of the Crusades(By: Myra Miranda Bom)
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Cover of Word and Image in Medieval Kabbalah(By: Marla Segol)
Word and Image in Medieval Kabbalah(By: Marla Segol)
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The Love Letters of Abelard and Heloise(By: Héloïse d'Argenteuil,Pierre Abélard)

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah written?
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah has written 106 books across 3 series. Their published works span from 1133 to 2024.
What is the first book in each Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah series?
Here are the first books in Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah's series: The New Middle Ages: The Letters of Abélard and Héloïse(By: Betty Radice,Héloïse d'Argenteuil,Pierre Abélard,M.T. Clanchy).
What order should I read Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah's books?
We recommend reading Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah's series in publication order. Each series can be read independently.
Is Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah still writing new books?
Yes, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah has 1 ongoing series: The New Middle Ages.

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