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IMC 2010: Sessions

Session 1310: Current Trends in Langland Studies

Wednesday 14 July 2010, 16.30-18.00

Sponsor:International Langland Society
Organiser:Elizabeth Robertson, Department of English, University of Colorado, Boulder
Moderator/Chair:Jeremy Smith, Department of English Language, University of Glasgow
Paper 1310-a'Syb to alle synfulle': Christ's Sinlessness in Piers Plowman
(Language: English)
David John Young, Department of English, University of Birmingham
Index terms: Language and Literature - Middle English, Theology
Paper 1310-bNarrative Experience and Ethical Decision-Making in Piers Plowman
(Language: English)
Alastair Bennett, Girton College, University of Cambridge
Index terms: Language and Literature - Middle English, Sermons and Preaching
Paper 1310-cBoxing Langland: Patterns of Annotation in Manuscripts of Piers Plowman
(Language: English)
Tanith Rozanski, School of Critical Studies (English Language), University of Glasgow
Index terms: Language and Literature - Middle English, Manuscripts and Palaeography
Abstract

These papers represent several current trends in Langland studies. Young's addresses theological issues; Bennett's engages with the language of complaint, and the influence of preaching rhetoric; and Rozanski's investigates the reception of Langland as evidenced in annotation practices in selected manuscripts.