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Conference: Transmission, Translation and Dissemination in the European Middle Ages, 1000–1500 AD

Transmission, Translation and Dissemination in the European Middle Ages, 1000–1500 AD

University College Cork
28th–29th September 2012

Organized by FMRSI: Forum for Medieval and Renaissance Studies in Ireland

Transmission, Translation and Dissemination in the European Middle Ages, 1000–1500 AD, is an interdisciplinary, international, two-day conference to be held at University College Cork on 28–29 September 2012. The papers will explore issues of textual transmission and the movement of ideas across medieval Europe.

Indeed, going beyond consideration of literary texts alone, the scope of discussions will include the transmission of images, music, scientific learning, and related areas. Keynote addresses will be given by Dr Caoimhín Breatnach, School of Irish, Celtic Studies, Irish Folklore and Linguistics, University College Dublin, and Dr Anthony Lappin, School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures, University of Manchester.

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The conference is organised by the Forum for Medieval and Renaissance Studies in Ireland in association with University College Cork and the Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse & Celtic, University of Cambridge. It is generously supported by the Leverhulme Trust, the School of History and the School of English, University College Cork, and The Society for the Study of Medieval Languages and Literature.

There is no registration fee but advance reservation is essential. For full details please see the conference website at http://fmrsi.wordpress.com/12432-2/

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