IMC 2015: Sessions
Session 1613: Shifting Definitions of Medieval Epistolarity in Theory and Practice, II: The Implications of the Ars Dictaminis
Thursday 9 July 2015, 11.15-12.45
| Sponsor: | Prato Consortium for Medieval & Renaissance Studies |
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| Organiser: | Laura Carlson, Department of History, Queen's University, Ontario |
| Moderator/Chair: | Diana Marie Jeske, Centre for Medieval & Renaissance Studies, Monash University, Victoria |
| Paper 1613-a | The Postulate of Thematic Unity and the Curious Case of Arnulf of Lisieux's Letter 'Quam utilis apud principes' (Language: English) Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Paper 1613-b | Epistolary In-Groups: Textual Communities and Administrative Correspondence in 13th-Century England (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Latin, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Paper 1613-c | Together but Apart: Approaching Separation in High Medieval Letters of Intimacy (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Latin, Social History |
| Abstract | These three sessions investigate the parameters and problems of medieval letters as a genre, specifically the porous definition of letters throughout the medieval period (i.e. their varying application as legal contracts, sermons, etc.). Speakers will comment on methodological approaches and challenges scholars encounter when using letters as source material. Papers also will address how this permeability challenges our interpretation of these documents as well as the medieval understanding of the letter itself and its potential use. The second of these sessions studies the impact (or lack thereof) of the ars dictaminis within the high medieval milieu; a study in contrast between the newly fixed parameters of epistolarity and increasingly wider applications of the letter and epistolary networks. |