I was quite pleased today to find my copy of Black Gate 15 in my mailbox. The magazine is gorgeous, of course, and it’s filled with terrific writing and artwork. I’ve only read about a quarter of it so far — the issue is nearly 400 pages thick! — but …
In my last entry about the life of a medievalist, I tried to show what it means to “edit” a medieval text. If you haven’t read it, I suggest you go do that now so that you’ll understand how we got from this: to this: In this begynnyng god uus …
According to the “Faculty and Staff” listing of my department here at The Citadel, I specialize in Medieval Literature. That’s true, of course, but it’s also misleading. Most medievalists will define Medieval Literature as works produced in at least a dozen languages between the years 500 and 1500 anywhere from …
You might notice something different about the sidebar over there: it’s the cover of one of the volumes holding my work, along with either a snippet of that work or a review of it. It’s a random selection that loads up with each new page, and you can also cycle …
I’ve been in my semi-annual grade-induced silence around here for the past week or so. As each semester winds down, I’m inevitably hunkered down in my office, keeping the companies who manufacture red ink in the black (get it?). Anyway, I’m pleased to say that it’s just about over now. …
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