Lawman's Brut and Translation: Text and Context
Sponsoring Organization(s)
International Lawman's Brut Society
Organizer Name
Kenneth J. Tiller
Organizer Affiliation
Univ. of Virginia's College at Wise
Presider Name
Charlotte A. T. Wulf
Presider Affiliation
Stevenson Univ.
Paper Title 1
Sex, Space, and Sanctuary: Translating Sexual Freedom in Lawman's Brut and the South English Legendary’s Life of Mary of Egypt
Presenter 1 Name
Scott Kleinman
Presenter 1 Affiliation
California State Univ.-Northridge
Paper Title 2
Prophecy and the Hermeneutics of Translation in Lawman's Brut
Presenter 2 Name
Kenneth J. Tiller
Paper Title 3
Arabic, Welsh, Latin, French, English: Translating the Astronomy of Pendragon
Presenter 3 Name
Elizabeth J. Bryan
Presenter 3 Affiliation
Brown Univ.
Start Date
12-5-2016 3:30 PM
Session Location
Valley II Garneau Lounge
Description
The papers in this session examine Lawman’s Brut from the perspective of medieval translation theory and practice, each representing a different approach to translation in the Brut. The papers in this session address, respectively, the legal, hermeneutic, and astronomical significance of translation. Collectively, the papers invite discussion of the significance of translation in the multi-lingual milieu of late twelfth- / early thirteenth-century England.
Lawman's Brut and Translation: Text and Context
Valley II Garneau Lounge
The papers in this session examine Lawman’s Brut from the perspective of medieval translation theory and practice, each representing a different approach to translation in the Brut. The papers in this session address, respectively, the legal, hermeneutic, and astronomical significance of translation. Collectively, the papers invite discussion of the significance of translation in the multi-lingual milieu of late twelfth- / early thirteenth-century England.