Event:New Perspectives on Gerald of Wales: Texts and Contexts
From A. G. van Hamel Foundation
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- Conference
New Perspectives on Gerald of Wales: Texts and Contexts
Cambridge, US Harvard University
- organised (or hosted) by: Department of Celtic Languages and Literatures, Harvard University / Standing Committee on Medieval Studies
- website: http://harvardgerald.wordpress.com
Gerald of Wales, also known as Giraldus Cambrensis or Gerald de Barri, is one of the most widely referenced authors of the twelfth century, and an important source of information for life in the insular medieval world. Much of his work, however, remains understudied, with scholarly focus usually limited to his works on Ireland and Wales, while his religious and other writings remain almost untouched. Recent scholarship on the complete manuscripts of his works by Catherine Rooney at the University of Cambridge, however, as well as recent studies on his ethnographic writings and the vernacular transmission of his work, has opened up new possibilities and renewed interest in his life and writings, including several forthcoming new editions. This conference seeks to bring together scholars of Gerald of Wales from around the world, considering this remarkable writer in his own right, both in the context of the twelfth century and throughout the later Middle Ages, stimulating new dialogue and allowing a platform for new work in the future.
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We are pleased to announce that our plenary addresses will be given by Robert Bartlett (University of St Andrews) and Huw Pryce (Bangor University).
This conference, hosted by Harvard University’s Department of Celtic Languages and Literatures and the Standing Committee on Medieval Studies, is supported by the Friends of Harvard Celtic Studies, Harvard’s Provostial Fund Committee for the Arts and Humanities, and Sententiae: The Harvard Undergraduate Journal of Medieval Studies. No registration in advance or registration fees are required to attend.Call for papers
The closing date (31 October 2014) has expired