Exploring the Manuscripts and Textual Traditions of Geoffrey Chaucer

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Canterbury Tales Project

Organizer Name

Peter Robinson

Organizer Affiliation

Univ. of Saskatchewan

Presider Name

D. Thomas Hanks, Jr.

Presider Affiliation

Baylor Univ.

Paper Title 1

Transcription and Variance in the Reeve's Tale

Presenter 1 Name

Thomas J. Farrell

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Stetson Univ.

Paper Title 2

Delivering the Canterbury Tales: The Reception of the CantApp

Presenter 2 Name

Barbara Bordalejo

Presenter 2 Affiliation

KU Leuven

Paper Title 3

Towards an Edition of Troilus and Criseyde

Presenter 3 Name

Adam Vazquez Cruz

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Univ. of Saskatchewan

Start Date

15-5-2016 8:30 AM

Session Location

Schneider 1130

Description

Among questions this session might address are:

1. How should we approach the manuscripts? Should we prioritize the manuscript itself (its history, its construction, its material aspect) over the text it contains, or the reverse?

2. To what extent have recent discoveries concerning Chaucer and his scribes altered the way we research, edit and read Chaucerian texts?

3. How do digital methods alter the terrain of editing and reading?

4. Can we crowd-source editions? Is the concept of a ‘crowd-sourced edition’ a nonsense?

We welcome also reports from editorial projects addressing Chaucerian texts.One of the most healthy aspects of recent work on Chaucerian manuscripts is the diversity of opinion about methodologies and possibilities. We would like this session to reflect this diversity.

Peter Robinson