Jun
6
Middle English Numbers
2008 | Filed Under Academics | Leave a Comment
In the niche-lined halls of academia it’s generally considered a good idea to have a research specialization, a supposedly unique hat that fits you well enough that you might, over time, get known for doffing it at conferences and between the covers of critical journals. My CV shows that I’m an admittedly eccentric fellow [...]
Jun
2
Silvertown Blues
2008 | Filed Under Homelife | Leave a Comment
My life has apparently been too dull to post about of late … I’ve been hunkered down with edits on my edition of The Middle English Metrical Paraphrase of the Old Testament. It’s a 700-page manuscript and I need to finish it in the next three weeks.
So, to calm the masses, here’s an utterly [...]