Education and Meaning Making in Medieval Romance

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Special Session

Organizer Name

Sarah B. Rude; Reyna Johnson

Organizer Affiliation

Fairmont State Univ.; Baylor Univ.

Presider Name

Clint Morrison Jr.

Presider Affiliation

Ohio State Univ.

Paper Title 1

Ignorance and Sin in Chrétien's Le Contes del Graal

Presenter 1 Name

Reyna Johnson

Paper Title 2

Visual Romance Motifs in Malory's Morte Darthur

Presenter 2 Name

Sarah B. Rude

Paper Title 3

The Possibility of Accessing Truth in the Pearl Manuscript: Placing Pearl in Salvation History

Presenter 3 Name

Josh Pittman

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Baylor Univ.

Start Date

9-5-2019 3:30 PM

Session Location

Schneider 1335

Description

The purpose of this session is to investigate how authors of medieval romance prepare, condition, educate, or otherwise “encourage” their readers to engage with the text. Papers in this session will focus on themes of education within a particular romance, concentrate on representations of teachers and/or teaching, and/or raise questions about knowledge and ignorance. Sarah B. Rude