Alfredian Texts and Contexts
Sponsoring Organization(s)
Special Session
Organizer Name
Nicole Guenther Discenza
Organizer Affiliation
Univ. of South Florida
Presider Name
Nicole Guenther Discenza
Paper Title 1
Alfredian Evil
Presenter 1 Name
Jonathan Davis-Secord
Presenter 1 Affiliation
Univ. of New Mexico
Paper Title 2
The Life of the Mind: Emotion and Will in Alfredian Literature
Presenter 2 Name
Andrew M. Pfrenger
Presenter 2 Affiliation
Kent State Univ.
Paper Title 3
The Alfredian Book as "Text" and "Context"
Presenter 3 Name
Elizabeth Wright
Presenter 3 Affiliation
Univ. of York
Start Date
12-5-2016 3:30 PM
Session Location
Schneider 2345
Description
Alfredian Texts and Contexts sessions examine a wide range of texts, objects, and events associated with the Anglo-Saxon King Alfred the Great and his reign. The 2016 session focuses particularly on connections between Latin sources and Old English translations; problems of evil and free will; reason, intellect, and emotion; prefaces; texts, books, and manuscripts.
Alfredian Texts and Contexts
Schneider 2345
Alfredian Texts and Contexts sessions examine a wide range of texts, objects, and events associated with the Anglo-Saxon King Alfred the Great and his reign. The 2016 session focuses particularly on connections between Latin sources and Old English translations; problems of evil and free will; reason, intellect, and emotion; prefaces; texts, books, and manuscripts.