European Countercurrents: English Influence on Continental Literature during the Long Twelfth Century
Sponsoring Organization(s)
Centre for Medieval Literature, Syddansk Univ. and Univ. of York
Organizer Name
George Younge
Organizer Affiliation
Univ. of York
Presider Name
Margaret Healy-Varley
Presider Affiliation
Providence College
Paper Title 1
The First Variant’s Impact on Insular and Continental Presentations of Britain’s Language History
Presenter 1 Name
Sara Harris
Presenter 1 Affiliation
Sidney Sussex College, Univ. of Cambridge
Paper Title 2
Saint Anselm’s Exile of 1097 and the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Presenter 2 Name
George Younge
Paper Title 3
Epic Travels: Anglo-Norman Poetry in Continental Contexts during the Later Twelfth Century
Presenter 3 Name
Venetia Bridges
Presenter 3 Affiliation
Univ. of York
Start Date
9-5-2014 3:30 PM
Session Location
Schneider 1340
Description
The profound impact of European literary culture in England during the long twelfth century is a familiar feature of the period. With the Danish and Norman conquests of the eleventh century, England was absorbed into larger northern European literary and cultural networks. Continental personnel, languages, texts and the new learning of the twelfth-century renaissance quickly overlaid and displaced native Anglo-Saxon traditions. But what did England, with its own vibrant literary heritages and cultures, give back to its conquerors, and can such cultural exports be easily identified as ‘English’? The purpose of the session will be to consider the countercurrents that accompanied the process of reception in England, exploring the reciprocal influence of ‘English’ literature and culture on neighbouring European areas.
George R. Younge
European Countercurrents: English Influence on Continental Literature during the Long Twelfth Century
Schneider 1340
The profound impact of European literary culture in England during the long twelfth century is a familiar feature of the period. With the Danish and Norman conquests of the eleventh century, England was absorbed into larger northern European literary and cultural networks. Continental personnel, languages, texts and the new learning of the twelfth-century renaissance quickly overlaid and displaced native Anglo-Saxon traditions. But what did England, with its own vibrant literary heritages and cultures, give back to its conquerors, and can such cultural exports be easily identified as ‘English’? The purpose of the session will be to consider the countercurrents that accompanied the process of reception in England, exploring the reciprocal influence of ‘English’ literature and culture on neighbouring European areas.
George R. Younge