"Beowulf: A Thousand Years of Baggage," a new musical based on Beowulf, will
opening in NYC on April 1 at the Abrons Arts Center, part of the Henry
Street Settlement which is located at 466 Grand Street at Pitton the
Lower East
Side
Here's the trailer:
_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeCdlhNh8o8_
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeCdlhNh8o8)
and the website:
_http://www.beowulfnyc.com/_ (http://www.beowulfnyc.com/)
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Morton W. Bloomfield Visiting Scholar Program
Morton W. Bloomfield Visiting Scholar Program
The Morton W. Bloomfield Fund at Harvard University, in conjunction with
the Medieval Doctoral Conference of the Department of English, invites
applications to the Bloomfield Visiting Scholar Program. The program is
intended to assist scholars wishing to conduct research at Harvard over
a two- to four-week period during the regular academic year, in any of
the fields associated with Morton W. Bloomfield: particularly Old and
Middle English, the history of English, the history of Christian
thought, and medieval Jewish studies. We can offer $3000 in travel and
accommodation subsidy for one or more
selected scholars in these fields. Bloomfield fellows will give a
presentation of their work at the Medieval Doctoral Conference and might
informally also be asked to meet with graduate students or attend a
student seminar, as a temporary member of our community. Although
applications are open to anyone, preference will be given to younger
scholars who may benefit from access to Harvard’s resources. To apply,
please send a brief curriculum vitae, with a one-page
project proposal and the title of a possible talk, to Daniel
Donoghue, Department of English, Harvard University, 12 Quincy
Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A. by 1 May 2009.
The Morton W. Bloomfield Fund at Harvard University, in conjunction with
the Medieval Doctoral Conference of the Department of English, invites
applications to the Bloomfield Visiting Scholar Program. The program is
intended to assist scholars wishing to conduct research at Harvard over
a two- to four-week period during the regular academic year, in any of
the fields associated with Morton W. Bloomfield: particularly Old and
Middle English, the history of English, the history of Christian
thought, and medieval Jewish studies. We can offer $3000 in travel and
accommodation subsidy for one or more
selected scholars in these fields. Bloomfield fellows will give a
presentation of their work at the Medieval Doctoral Conference and might
informally also be asked to meet with graduate students or attend a
student seminar, as a temporary member of our community. Although
applications are open to anyone, preference will be given to younger
scholars who may benefit from access to Harvard’s resources. To apply,
please send a brief curriculum vitae, with a one-page
project proposal and the title of a possible talk, to Daniel
Donoghue, Department of English, Harvard University, 12 Quincy
Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A. by 1 May 2009.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Return of Medieval News
I, for some unexplained reason not clear to myself, haven't been posting Medieval news headlines here of late. But I begin to do so again here. Here's the headlines of the past week as I know them:
our Courts Press founder who was 'a model of publishing integrity':
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/obituaries/2009/0221/1224241576659.html
Skeleton of village 'witch' to be re-buried:
http://www.kent-online.co.uk/kol08/article/default.asp?article_id=58107
Archeology team examine medieval village:
http://www.penarthtimes.co.uk/news/latestnews/4153997.Archaeology_team_examine_medieval_village/
Old soles: 800-year-old shoe soles yield clues about preservation of
leather: http://www.physorg.com/news155407868.html
Battle over claim of Bannockburn corpse looting:
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article5827567.ece
Assault on Cologne's historical core:
http://www.welt.de/english-news/article3331556/Assault-on-Colognes-historical-core.html
Proof of ancient Malaysian civilization found :
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/06/malaysia.iron.civilisation.find/index.html?section=cnn_latest
Construction workers in Aztec discover centuries-old bones:
http://www.daily-times.com/ci_11823169?source=most_viewed
A Prize for Solving Charlemagne’s Puzzle:
http://tierneylab.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/03/a-prize-for-solving-charlemagnes-puzzle/
our Courts Press founder who was 'a model of publishing integrity':
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/obituaries/2009/0221/1224241576659.html
Skeleton of village 'witch' to be re-buried:
http://www.kent-online.co.uk/kol08/article/default.asp?article_id=58107
Archeology team examine medieval village:
http://www.penarthtimes.co.uk/news/latestnews/4153997.Archaeology_team_examine_medieval_village/
Old soles: 800-year-old shoe soles yield clues about preservation of
leather: http://www.physorg.com/news155407868.html
Battle over claim of Bannockburn corpse looting:
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article5827567.ece
Assault on Cologne's historical core:
http://www.welt.de/english-news/article3331556/Assault-on-Colognes-historical-core.html
Proof of ancient Malaysian civilization found :
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/06/malaysia.iron.civilisation.find/index.html?section=cnn_latest
Construction workers in Aztec discover centuries-old bones:
http://www.daily-times.com/ci_11823169?source=most_viewed
A Prize for Solving Charlemagne’s Puzzle:
http://tierneylab.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/03/a-prize-for-solving-charlemagnes-puzzle/
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Old and Middle English Language and Literature section of the M/MLA
Call for Papers:
Old and Middle English Language and Literature section of the M/MLA
(November 12-15, 2009, St. Louis, MO)
"Language Matters in Old and Middle English Texts"
Papers dealing with any aspect of language in medieval English texts
are invited; focused on perceptions of language in medieval texts;
development of English; competing and contacting vernaculars in
medieval England; linguistic approaches to medieval texts; and other
papers involving language, broadly construed.
Please submit an abstract of no more than 250 words by April 15, 2009 to
Damian Fleming
Indiana University- Purdue University, Fort Wayne
English and Linguistics
flemingd@ipfw.edu
Accepted presenters will be required to be become members of the
M/MLA and pre-register for the convention by June 1, 2009.
Additional information about the M/MLA and the convention can be
found here: http://www.uiowa.edu/~mmla/
Old and Middle English Language and Literature section of the M/MLA
(November 12-15, 2009, St. Louis, MO)
"Language Matters in Old and Middle English Texts"
Papers dealing with any aspect of language in medieval English texts
are invited; focused on perceptions of language in medieval texts;
development of English; competing and contacting vernaculars in
medieval England; linguistic approaches to medieval texts; and other
papers involving language, broadly construed.
Please submit an abstract of no more than 250 words by April 15, 2009 to
Damian Fleming
Indiana University- Purdue University, Fort Wayne
English and Linguistics
flemingd@ipfw.edu
Accepted presenters will be required to be become members of the
M/MLA and pre-register for the convention by June 1, 2009.
Additional information about the M/MLA and the convention can be
found here: http://www.uiowa.edu/~mmla/
Medieval Translator 2010
CALL FOR PAPERS
Papers are invited for
Medieval Translator 2010
In principio fuit interpres
The Cardiff Conference on the Theory and Practice of Translation in
the Middle Ages
To be hosted by the Università degli Studi di Padova
Italy
23-27 July 2010
Linguistic and literary traditions include translation in their myth
of origin - thus the linguistic and scholar Gianfranco Folena
proposed to substitute the motto In principio fuit poëta with the
humbler In principio fuit interpres. Following his suggestion, we
welcome papers addressing translation in the Middle Ages, marking the
relationship between classical, Middle Eastern and vernacular
languages, and studying translation as the representation of ideas
and texts in different media.
Plenary speakers: Roger Ellis, Domenico Pezzini, David Wallace.
Papers may be given in English, French, or Italian, and should be
twenty minutes long. Please send a 500-word abstract and brief
curriculum vitae by 31 August 2009 to:
Alessandra Petrina and Monica Santini
Dipartimento di Lingue e Lett. Anglo-Germaniche e Slave
Via Beato Pellegrino, 26
35100 Padova
Italy
Or as an email attachment to both these e-mail addresses:
alessandra.petrina@unipd.it
monica.santini@unipd.it
Further information about the conference will be available in Spring 2009.
Following previous practice, it is planned to publish a book of
selected papers in the peer-reviewed Medieval Translator series
(Brepols) following the conference.
Appel à contribution
Nous faisons un appel à contribution pour la conférence :
Traduire au Moyen Age 2010
In principio fuit interpres
The Cardiff Conference on the Theory and Practice of Translation in
the Middle Ages
Accueillie par l'Université de Padoue,
Italie
23-27 Juillet 2010
Les traditions linguistiques et littéraires incluent la traduction
dans leur mythe d'origine. Ainsi, l'érudit et linguiste Gianfranco
Folena a proposé la substitution de la devise In principio fuit poeta
par In principio fuit interpres. Suivant son exemple, nous allons
accueillir des interventions faisant état de la traduction au Moyen
Age, soulignant les relations entre langues classiques, vernaculaires
et langues du Moyen-Orient, et étudiant la traduction comme
représentation d'idées et de textes dans différents médias.
Plenary speakers: Roger Ellis, Domenico Pezzini, David Wallace.
Les interventions se feront en italien, anglais, ou français, et
devront durer au maximum vingt minutes. Merci de nous faire parvenir
un résumé de 500 mots et un bref curriculum vitae, avant le 31 aout
2009, à l'adresse suivante :
Alessandra Petrina and Monica Santini
Dipartimento di Lingue e Lett. Anglo-Germaniche e Slave
Via Beato Pellegrino, 26
35100 Padova
Italy
Papers are invited for
Medieval Translator 2010
In principio fuit interpres
The Cardiff Conference on the Theory and Practice of Translation in
the Middle Ages
To be hosted by the Università degli Studi di Padova
Italy
23-27 July 2010
Linguistic and literary traditions include translation in their myth
of origin - thus the linguistic and scholar Gianfranco Folena
proposed to substitute the motto In principio fuit poëta with the
humbler In principio fuit interpres. Following his suggestion, we
welcome papers addressing translation in the Middle Ages, marking the
relationship between classical, Middle Eastern and vernacular
languages, and studying translation as the representation of ideas
and texts in different media.
Plenary speakers: Roger Ellis, Domenico Pezzini, David Wallace.
Papers may be given in English, French, or Italian, and should be
twenty minutes long. Please send a 500-word abstract and brief
curriculum vitae by 31 August 2009 to:
Alessandra Petrina and Monica Santini
Dipartimento di Lingue e Lett. Anglo-Germaniche e Slave
Via Beato Pellegrino, 26
35100 Padova
Italy
Or as an email attachment to both these e-mail addresses:
alessandra.petrina@unipd.it
monica.santini@unipd.it
Further information about the conference will be available in Spring 2009.
Following previous practice, it is planned to publish a book of
selected papers in the peer-reviewed Medieval Translator series
(Brepols) following the conference.
Appel à contribution
Nous faisons un appel à contribution pour la conférence :
Traduire au Moyen Age 2010
In principio fuit interpres
The Cardiff Conference on the Theory and Practice of Translation in
the Middle Ages
Accueillie par l'Université de Padoue,
Italie
23-27 Juillet 2010
Les traditions linguistiques et littéraires incluent la traduction
dans leur mythe d'origine. Ainsi, l'érudit et linguiste Gianfranco
Folena a proposé la substitution de la devise In principio fuit poeta
par In principio fuit interpres. Suivant son exemple, nous allons
accueillir des interventions faisant état de la traduction au Moyen
Age, soulignant les relations entre langues classiques, vernaculaires
et langues du Moyen-Orient, et étudiant la traduction comme
représentation d'idées et de textes dans différents médias.
Plenary speakers: Roger Ellis, Domenico Pezzini, David Wallace.
Les interventions se feront en italien, anglais, ou français, et
devront durer au maximum vingt minutes. Merci de nous faire parvenir
un résumé de 500 mots et un bref curriculum vitae, avant le 31 aout
2009, à l'adresse suivante :
Alessandra Petrina and Monica Santini
Dipartimento di Lingue e Lett. Anglo-Germaniche e Slave
Via Beato Pellegrino, 26
35100 Padova
Italy
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Blood, Sex, Malory
CONFERENCE UPDATE: REGISTRATION EXTENSION FOR
Blood, Sex, Malory: An International Conference on the Morte Darthur, its
sources and reception.
University of Leicester, 24th-25th April 2009
*To accommodate demand, conference registration is EXTENDED until 14th
March.
Day and overnight rates available.
http://www.le.ac.uk/ee/news/malory/ for more information.*
(Please note that delegates should register even if accommodation is not
required, so that we can supply the right amount of food and venue space.)
Speakers include:
Elizabeth Archibald, Catherine La Farge, A. S. G. Edwards, Carolyne
Larrington, Helen Phillips
BLOOD, SEX, MALORY will provide a forum in which researchers can explore the
diverse associations of sex and blood in the Malorian tradition,
encompassing sexuality and sexual activity (and its lack/erasure) and the
significance of blood (and blood-shedding), but also the interconnections
with gender (biological sex) and familial ('blood') relations in the Morte
and its sources and later reworkings.
The conference is interdisciplinary and open to all research students and
academics.
For more details contact:
katherine.mcclune@merton.ox.ac.uk
dc147@leicester.ac.uk
Blood, Sex, Malory: An International Conference on the Morte Darthur, its
sources and reception.
University of Leicester, 24th-25th April 2009
*To accommodate demand, conference registration is EXTENDED until 14th
March.
Day and overnight rates available.
http://www.le.ac.uk/ee/news/malory/ for more information.*
(Please note that delegates should register even if accommodation is not
required, so that we can supply the right amount of food and venue space.)
Speakers include:
Elizabeth Archibald, Catherine La Farge, A. S. G. Edwards, Carolyne
Larrington, Helen Phillips
BLOOD, SEX, MALORY will provide a forum in which researchers can explore the
diverse associations of sex and blood in the Malorian tradition,
encompassing sexuality and sexual activity (and its lack/erasure) and the
significance of blood (and blood-shedding), but also the interconnections
with gender (biological sex) and familial ('blood') relations in the Morte
and its sources and later reworkings.
The conference is interdisciplinary and open to all research students and
academics.
For more details contact:
katherine.mcclune@merton.ox.ac.uk
dc147@leicester.ac.uk
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Deerhurst Lecture
The postponed 2008 Deerhurst Lecture will now take place on Saturday 25
April 2009 at 7.30 pm at St Mary's Church, Deerhurst,
Gloucestershire. The lecture will be given by Heather Gilderdale Scott
on the subject of 'Deerhurst, St Werstan and monastic myth-making in late
medieval England'. Further information will be found at
April 2009 at 7.30 pm at St Mary's Church, Deerhurst,
Gloucestershire. The lecture will be given by Heather Gilderdale Scott
on the subject of 'Deerhurst, St Werstan and monastic myth-making in late
medieval England'. Further information will be found at
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