To better understand the relationship between linguistics, literature and education in Medieval England, some general background information is necessary to understand how these subjects intertwine…
The emergence of the English language as an educational medium in Medieval England
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Lovesickness in “Troilus”
December 7, 2011 By
The history of lovesickness in the Middle Ages is the record of physicians’ attempts to understand what happens to the body and the mind when passion renders a lover a patient.
The status of French in medieval England: evidence from the use of object pronoun syntax
September 15, 2011 By
The status of French in medieval England: evidence from the use of object pronoun syntax Ingham, Richard (UCE Birmingham) Vox Romanica 65 (2006) Abstract The special status of Anglo-Norman (AN) in relation to continental French has recently been subject to renewed debate, one perspective emphasising its sui generis status as a second language in England […]
Speakerly Women and Scribal Men
September 12, 2011 By
I want to begin my discussion of oral tradition and manuscript authority by drawing attention to the term ‘old wives’ tale.’
Medieval Dreams: A Sample of Historical and Psychological Criticism
September 11, 2011 By
Deep into the Middle Ages, in Western Europe a small group of clergymen, mainly monks, had a monopoly on recording dreams in writing
Hrotsvit of Gandersheim: Her Works and Their Messages
September 8, 2011 By
Hrotsvit of Gandersheim, a poetess and playwright during the tenth century, created a body of work that both reflected and instructed people in her society.
The Lord’s Prayer “Our Father” indicates Slovenians are West Slavs
August 21, 2011 By
The Lord’s Prayer “Our Father” indicates Slovenians are West Slavs Jandáček, Petr Paper given at the Fifth International Topical Conference (2007) Abstract The currently held opinion of the political and academic communities is that Slovenians are South (Yugo) Slavs. While this concept is expedient and based on Slovenian proximity to, and recent communal history with and […]
The Place of Metrics in Anglo-Saxon Latin Education: Aldhelm and Bede
August 17, 2011 By
The Place of Metrics in Anglo-Saxon Latin Education: Aldhelm and Bede Ruff, Carin (John Carroll University) Journal of English and Germanic Philology, Vol. 104:2 (2005) Abstract The Anglo-Saxons are well known for having been pioneers in teaching Latin as a foreign language and in developing materials for elementary Latin instruction to supplement the grammars they […]
Judaeo-Catalan: in search of a mediaeval dialect that never was
August 1, 2011 By
Judaeo-Catalan: in search of a mediaeval dialect that never was Feliu, Francesc and Ferrer, Joan Journal of Medieval Iberian Studies, Vol. 3, No. 1, March (2011) Abstract The idea that there once existed a mediaeval dialect of Catalan specific to Jews living in Catalan-speaking areas has been accepted and reported in various sources with little critical scrutiny. There […]
Footnotes on Life : Marginalia in Three Medieval Icelandic Manuscripts
February 20, 2011 By
This project investigates what paratextual material—specifically marginalia— can tell us about the way medieval Icelandic readers felt about their books, and how they participated in the creation of the reading experience for future readers through the marks they left on the page.
“The Fifteen Signs Before Doomsday and “Post Conquest English Identity”
February 17, 2011 By
“The Fifteen Signs Before Doomsday and “Post Conquest English Identity” Stephen Pelle (U of T) This paper detailed the fifteen signs before Doomsday and spoke about Anglo-Saxon writing just after the Norman Conquest, between 1066 to 1200. English works written in century & a half after Conquest have been given little merit by scholars. Anglo-Saxonist or […]
Seventh Annual ASSC Graduate Student Conference – “Crisis of Categorization”
February 17, 2011 By
SESSION 1: Transhistorical Anglo-Saxon England “Where They Please: The Punctuation of Old English Poetry” Eric Weiskott (Yale University) This paper examined the use of the exclamation mark in Old English grammar. The use of the exclamation mark began in late 14th century Italy but its use was erratic. Exclamation marks were also known as “screamers”. […]
Questioning the Validity of Some Notes by Prominent Old English Scholars
January 6, 2010 By
Questioning the Validity of Some Notes by Prominent Old English Scholars Lee, Sung-Il Medieval and Early Modern English Studies, Volume 17 No. 1 (2008) Abstract The interpretative observations made by the scholars of fame are often taken to be absolutely true so much so that most students will consider it an act of heinous treason […]
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