Word-Play: The Proverb's Role in Medieval Vernacular Texts

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Program in Medieval Studies, Princeton Univ.

Organizer Name

Sarah M. Anderson

Organizer Affiliation

Princeton Univ.

Presider Name

Sarah M. Anderson

Paper Title 1

"Comoun Sawes" and Colloquial Christianity in Dives and Pauper

Presenter 1 Name

Moira Fitzgibbons

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Marist College

Paper Title 2

The Problem of Proverb Poetry: Folklore and Identity in Málsháttakvæði

Presenter 2 Name

Brett Roscoe

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Queen's Univ. Kingston

Paper Title 3

“Me be hofyng to hanswar”: The Proverb and the Student in English Vulgaria

Presenter 3 Name

Kate Fedewa

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison

Paper Title 4

Wordplay, the Structural Integrity of the Old English Exeter Maxims, and the Exeter Book Riddles

Presenter 4 Name

Brian O'Camb

Presenter 4 Affiliation

Indiana Univ. Northwest

Start Date

10-5-2012 7:30 PM

Session Location

Schneider 1265