Medieval History
Special Session: Alfredian Texts and Contexts
Papers are welcome on any topic related to the era of Alfred the
Great, and cross-disciplinary approaches are especially sought.
Possible areas for inquiry:
? Alfred the Great has long been regarded as both patron and
translator, even "the father of English prose." Recent scholarship
has called Alfred's literary role into question. Was Alfred a
translator, the coordinator of a group of translators, patron, or
just the beneficiary of anonymous writers?or later scribes or
historians?who wished to associate works with a prominent name?
? Are traditional datings of "Alfredian" materials right to ascribe
certain texts to Alfred's era and not others? What of works in the
visual arts, such as the Alfred Jewel or the Fuller Brooch? What
works should be newly assigned to Alfred's time or his circle, or
removed from them?
? How did developments in political and military history impinge on
visual or literary arts during the reign of Alfred?
Other approaches are welcome as well!
Please send abstract with required form (available online at http://
www.wmich.edu/~medinst/congress/submissions.html#Paper)
by September 15 to:
Nicole Guenther Discenza
[email protected]
Department of English
University of South Florida
4202 E Fowler Ave CPR107
Tampa FL 33620-5550
(813) 974-1887 or fax (813) 974-2270
- Ade For King Alfred The Great? The Alfred Jewel And Recent Discoveries"
The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology would like to announce an upcoming lecture: David Hinton (University of Southamptom) "Made for King Alfred the Great? The Alfred Jewel and Recent Discoveries" Monday, April 6, 5:00...
- Christ Iii Cfp
Call for Papers: 44th International Congress on Medieval Studies (May 7?10, 2009) Special Session on Christ III Despite its brilliant images and grand rhetoric, "Christ III" is the least studied member of the three-poem suite that opens the Exeter Book...
- Making Sense: Constructing Meaning In Early English
MAKING SENSE: CONSTRUCTING MEANING IN EARLY ENGLISH edited by Antonette diPaolo Healey and Kevin Kiernan. Publications of the Dictionary of Old English 7 (Toronto: Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies 2007). xii, 138 pages. ISBN 978-0-88844-907-8...
- Pratt On Alfred Book
The Political Thought of King Alfred the Great. By David Pratt. Cambridge: CUP. 2007. xvi + 413pp. ISBN 978 0 521 80350 2. Also available as an e-book and in Kindle format. This book is a comprehensive study of political thought at the court of King Alfred...
- From Isas
The attention of members is drawn to an exhibition entitled 'Alfred the Great. Warfare, Wealth and Wisdom' to be held at the Discovery Centre, Jewry Street, Winchester from 2 February - 27 April. The centrepoint of the exhibition will be the Alfred...
Medieval History
Alfredian Texts and Contexts CFP
Special Session: Alfredian Texts and Contexts
Papers are welcome on any topic related to the era of Alfred the
Great, and cross-disciplinary approaches are especially sought.
Possible areas for inquiry:
? Alfred the Great has long been regarded as both patron and
translator, even "the father of English prose." Recent scholarship
has called Alfred's literary role into question. Was Alfred a
translator, the coordinator of a group of translators, patron, or
just the beneficiary of anonymous writers?or later scribes or
historians?who wished to associate works with a prominent name?
? Are traditional datings of "Alfredian" materials right to ascribe
certain texts to Alfred's era and not others? What of works in the
visual arts, such as the Alfred Jewel or the Fuller Brooch? What
works should be newly assigned to Alfred's time or his circle, or
removed from them?
? How did developments in political and military history impinge on
visual or literary arts during the reign of Alfred?
Other approaches are welcome as well!
Please send abstract with required form (available online at http://
www.wmich.edu/~medinst/congress/submissions.html#Paper)
by September 15 to:
Nicole Guenther Discenza
[email protected]
Department of English
University of South Florida
4202 E Fowler Ave CPR107
Tampa FL 33620-5550
(813) 974-1887 or fax (813) 974-2270
- Ade For King Alfred The Great? The Alfred Jewel And Recent Discoveries"
The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology would like to announce an upcoming lecture: David Hinton (University of Southamptom) "Made for King Alfred the Great? The Alfred Jewel and Recent Discoveries" Monday, April 6, 5:00...
- Christ Iii Cfp
Call for Papers: 44th International Congress on Medieval Studies (May 7?10, 2009) Special Session on Christ III Despite its brilliant images and grand rhetoric, "Christ III" is the least studied member of the three-poem suite that opens the Exeter Book...
- Making Sense: Constructing Meaning In Early English
MAKING SENSE: CONSTRUCTING MEANING IN EARLY ENGLISH edited by Antonette diPaolo Healey and Kevin Kiernan. Publications of the Dictionary of Old English 7 (Toronto: Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies 2007). xii, 138 pages. ISBN 978-0-88844-907-8...
- Pratt On Alfred Book
The Political Thought of King Alfred the Great. By David Pratt. Cambridge: CUP. 2007. xvi + 413pp. ISBN 978 0 521 80350 2. Also available as an e-book and in Kindle format. This book is a comprehensive study of political thought at the court of King Alfred...
- From Isas
The attention of members is drawn to an exhibition entitled 'Alfred the Great. Warfare, Wealth and Wisdom' to be held at the Discovery Centre, Jewry Street, Winchester from 2 February - 27 April. The centrepoint of the exhibition will be the Alfred...