Gerald of Wales

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Dept. of Celtic Languages and Literatures, Harvard Univ.; Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Univ. of Arkansas-Fayetteville

Organizer Name

Joshua Byron Smith, Georgia Henley

Organizer Affiliation

Univ. of Arkansas-Fayetteville, Harvard Univ.

Presider Name

Joshua Byron Smith

Paper Title 1

"Stilum Vertamus": Gerald of Wales's _Itinerarium_ and _Descriptio Kambriae_ in the Context of Medieval Chronicle Writing

Presenter 1 Name

Georgia Henley

Paper Title 2

How to Avoid Lust, Greed, and Ignorance: Gerald of Wales and Clerical Reform in the Gemma ecclesiastica

Presenter 2 Name

Suzanne LaVere

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Indiana Univ.-Purdue Univ.-Fort Wayne

Paper Title 3

Gerald of Wales and the Wolves: Recensions of the Topographia hibernica and Gerald's Positive Portrayal of the Irish

Presenter 3 Name

Lindsey Zachary

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Univ. of Arkansas-Fayetteville

Paper Title 4

Gerald of Wales: Churchman and Reformer

Presenter 4 Name

Jane Scott

Presenter 4 Affiliation

Durham Univ.

Start Date

9-5-2014 10:00 AM

Session Location

Valley II Garneau Lounge

Description

This session examines the life and career of Gerald of Wales, with particular attention to his reformist tendencies and his views on Ireland and Wales.

Joshua Byron Smith