How were medieval noble women involved in the transmission of secular literature? Stephanie Hathaway shares an example with us to celebrate Women's History Month. The Chanson de la reine Sébile exists in 13th-century alexandrine fragments, which are the oldest and only known metrical version of the story in existence. They were found in bindings and … Continue reading Women’s History Month – Elisabeth von Nassau-Saarbrucken
From whence come ideas? Kendra Leonard explores the origins of her new article (now live on the Cerae website) in this guest blog. My article about song and meaning in The Two Noble Kinsmen came about through my already-existing research interest in Shakespeare and music and a symposium held on Two Noble Kinsmen organized by my … Continue reading Listening to the Gaoler’s Daughter
Behind every great book likes a great culture. In her new article (now live on the Cerae website), Lisa Tagliaferri explores the intricate relationship between text and translation in the Renaissance. Translation is a careful act of negotiation across not only language but culture, which becomes even more pronounced when we approach historical documents from … Continue reading Cross-Cultural Exchange in the Renaissance
How has the Nibelungenlied inspired modern poet Ulrike Draesner's new book? Stephanie Hathaway attended the book launch this November. Tuesday evening, New College, Oxford hosted the book launch for Ulrike Draesner’s latest volume of poetry: Nibelungen . Heimsuchung. The event was organized by Professor Karen Leeder and Mediating Modern Poetry, and attended by students and … Continue reading Ulrike Draesner’s Nibelungen . Heimsuchung – Book Launch
What was it about eye wounds that so fascinated writers and illustrators in late Anglo-Saxon England? Matthew Firth explores this in the companion blog to his new article 'Allegories of Sight: Blinding and Power in Late Anglo-Saxon England'. There are few images in medieval art as well known, or as well debated, as the depiction … Continue reading Sight and the body in Anglo-Saxon law & society
Adele Kudish relates her first encounter with John Lyly's Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit in a blog post accompanying her new article in Ceræ: Volume 3. I first discovered John Lyly while writing my dissertation on what I call “proto-psychological fiction” or “analytical fiction” in Early Modern European prose. Proto-psychological fiction is a sub-genre in which analysis—self-questioning, … Continue reading John Lyly’s ‘Anatomy of Wit’ as an Example of Early Modern Psychological Fiction
Used with permission from the 'Economics of Poetry' conference organisers. Tara Auty reflects on the recent 'Economics of Poetry' conference at the American University at Rome. Held on the grounds of the American University at Rome (AUR), from April 28-30 2016, the ‘Economics of Poetry’ conference was an academic gathering to discuss and advance the … Continue reading ‘Economics of Poetry’ Conference: Rome, April 28-30 2016
Marcus Harmes, the new General Editor for Ceræ Volume 3, explores the early modernism of the recent Doctor Who episode, The Woman Who Lived. In a recent Doctor Who adventure The Woman Who Lived (broadcast on Australian television in October 2015) the Doctor made another trip to early modern England. It was another visit as this fictional time traveller … Continue reading Carry On Doctor: Early Modernism in Doctor Who
Sybil M. Jack, former Dean of Arts at Sydney University, offers us an insider's view into the Art Gallery New South Wales' new exhibition on masterpieces of art from the National Galleries of Scotland. Those of us who have the advantage of visiting Edinburgh from time to time and so can visit its galleries may have seen … Continue reading Seeing the Greats at the AGNSW
In this guest post from Sheilagh O'Brien, we learn a little more about where she discovered the interest and insight for her recent article on the Witch of Newbury, now fresh off the press on the Cerae website! My interest in the Witch of Newbury came about in the early stages of researching my doctoral thesis on … Continue reading A most strange witch pamphlet: A Most Certain, Strange, and True Discovery of a VVitch (1643)