IMC 2005: Sessions
Session 622: New 12th-Century Studies, I: Poetry
Tuesday 12 July 2005, 11.15-12.45
Sponsor: | Department of History, University of Durham / Saint Michael's College, University of Toronto |
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Organisers: | Giles E. M. Gasper, Department of History, Durham University Jennifer A. Harris, Saint Michael's College, University of Toronto, Downtown |
Moderator/Chair: | Giles E. M. Gasper, Department of History, Durham University |
Paper 622-a | The Undoing of Certainty in 12th-Century Prosimetrum (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Latin, Mentalities |
Paper 622-b | Geon and Zoroas in the Alexandreis: Cultural Encounters on the Battlefield (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Latin, Mentalities |
Paper 622-c | Master Albericus: The Unknown Redactor of Peter Riga's Aurora (Language: English) Index terms: Biblical Studies, Language and Literature - Latin, Mentalities |
Abstract | This session presents three new studies in the developments to Latin poetry peculiar to the twelfth century. The three papers offered consider three poetic genres: prosimetra, classical epic, and biblical versification. Each paper will explore influential, yet often overlooked works, with an eye to their contribution to twelfth-century thought. |