In Honor of Christina von Nolcken I
Sponsoring Organization(s)
Special Session
Organizer Name
Sharon M. Rowley, Michael Van Dussen
Organizer Affiliation
Christopher Newport Univ., McGill Univ.
Presider Name
Susanna Fein
Presider Affiliation
Kent State Univ.
Paper Title 1
From the "Rosarium Theologiae" to "Books for Bairns": A Brief Tribute to Christina von Nolcken
Presenter 1 Name
Sharon M. Rowley
Paper Title 2
The Work of Art in Chaucer's Dream Visions
Presenter 2 Name
Anne F. Harris
Presenter 2 Affiliation
DePauw Univ.
Paper Title 3
Conditions for Literacy: Early Women Readers and the Ancrene Wisse
Presenter 3 Name
Megan Hall
Presenter 3 Affiliation
Univ. of Notre Dame
Paper Title 4
Chaucer's Clerks, Student Debt, and the Value of Books
Presenter 4 Name
Jennifer Adams
Presenter 4 Affiliation
Univ. of Massachusetts-Amherst
Start Date
16-5-2015 1:30 PM
Session Location
Schneider 1220
Description
Since 1979, Dr. Christina von Nolcken has been a leading expert on the writings and sermons of John Wycliffe and his followers, Anglo-Scandinavian relations in the Anglo-Saxon period, Middle English vision literature, Chaucer, and popularizations of Chaucer in the 19th century. During her career as Professor of English at the University of Chicago (and as a guest professor at a wide range of universities around the world) she has taught and inspired students of all levels not only to love medieval literature, but also to pursue careers in academia. From her groundbreaking edition of The Middle English Translation of the Rosarium Theologie, to her Norway cruise with Garrison Keillor and work on “The Wrath of the Norsemen,” to her studies of John Bankin, Thomas Gascoigne and John Wells, Dr. von Nolcken exemplifies the teacher-scholar.
In honor of her retirement in 2015, we have organized two sessions in honor of her work and her legacy. The first includes papers on art in Chaucer's dream visions, the value of books and student debt in the fourteenth century and women's literacy in the Ancrene Wisse. This session is being offered in tandem with a session Sponsored by The Lollard Society, organized by Michael Van Dussen.
Sharon M. Rowley
In Honor of Christina von Nolcken I
Schneider 1220
Since 1979, Dr. Christina von Nolcken has been a leading expert on the writings and sermons of John Wycliffe and his followers, Anglo-Scandinavian relations in the Anglo-Saxon period, Middle English vision literature, Chaucer, and popularizations of Chaucer in the 19th century. During her career as Professor of English at the University of Chicago (and as a guest professor at a wide range of universities around the world) she has taught and inspired students of all levels not only to love medieval literature, but also to pursue careers in academia. From her groundbreaking edition of The Middle English Translation of the Rosarium Theologie, to her Norway cruise with Garrison Keillor and work on “The Wrath of the Norsemen,” to her studies of John Bankin, Thomas Gascoigne and John Wells, Dr. von Nolcken exemplifies the teacher-scholar.
In honor of her retirement in 2015, we have organized two sessions in honor of her work and her legacy. The first includes papers on art in Chaucer's dream visions, the value of books and student debt in the fourteenth century and women's literacy in the Ancrene Wisse. This session is being offered in tandem with a session Sponsored by The Lollard Society, organized by Michael Van Dussen.
Sharon M. Rowley