The Consolations of Philology
Sponsoring Organization(s)
Special Session
Organizer Name
Benjamin S. W. Barootes
Organizer Affiliation
McGill Univ.
Presider Name
Benjamin S. W. Barootes
Paper Title 1
Consolingly Precise: the Use of Secgan in Old English Poetry
Presenter 1 Name
Myriam Frenkel
Presenter 1 Affiliation
Exeter College, Univ. of Oxford
Paper Title 2
Old English Metod and the Fate of "Fate"
Presenter 2 Name
Axton Crolley
Presenter 2 Affiliation
Univ. of Notre Dame
Paper Title 3
The Language of Law and Poetry in the Anglo-Saxon Period and Beyond: A Shared Fiction?
Presenter 3 Name
Anya Adair
Presenter 3 Affiliation
Yale Univ.
Start Date
13-5-2016 1:30 PM
Session Location
Valley III Stinson 303
Description
In an academic world of competing theoretical schools, ontological objects, long views, and swerves, scholars can neglect the building blocks of the texts, histories, and languages we study; too often, we overlook the words themselves. This session will focus on individual words or phrases—their ancestries, cognates, and legacies. In so doing, we hope to bring together a diverse range of scholars who share a philological bent. The session welcomes papers from linguists, literary critics, historians, theologians, and others who wish to turn their attention to the rich worlds contained in single linguistic grains.
The Consolations of Philology
Valley III Stinson 303
In an academic world of competing theoretical schools, ontological objects, long views, and swerves, scholars can neglect the building blocks of the texts, histories, and languages we study; too often, we overlook the words themselves. This session will focus on individual words or phrases—their ancestries, cognates, and legacies. In so doing, we hope to bring together a diverse range of scholars who share a philological bent. The session welcomes papers from linguists, literary critics, historians, theologians, and others who wish to turn their attention to the rich worlds contained in single linguistic grains.