IMC 2023: Sessions
Session 801: Tracing the Steps of Old English in Memory of Donald G. Scragg
Tuesday 4 July 2023, 16.30-18.00
| Sponsor: | Stanford Manuscript Sciences |
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| Organiser: | Elaine Treharne, Department of English, Stanford University |
| Moderator/Chair: | Gale R. Owen-Crocker, Department of English & American Studies, University of Manchester |
| Paper 801-a | On Scragg's Conspectus: Tracing Old English Scribes (Language: English) Index terms: Computing in Medieval Studies, Language and Literature - Old English, Manuscripts and Palaeography |
| Paper 801-b | Movement in Old English Poetry (Language: English) Index terms: Daily Life, Language and Literature - Old English, Performance Arts - Dance |
| Paper 801-c | 'The Best Words in the Best Order': Vercelli Book Verse and its Digital Reclamation (Language: English) Index terms: Computing in Medieval Studies, Language and Literature - Old English, Manuscripts and Palaeography |
| Abstract | This session, honoring the scholarship and professional life of Donald G. Scragg, will focus on interests that were central to his lifetime's work: the Vercelli Book, Old English scribes, and the history of Early English lexis. Linking all three papers is the idea of the tracing of patterns of scholarly steps and the movement of learning and bodies. Speakers will highlight movement of knowledge from one medium to another; the tracing of individuals who created the Old English record; and the representation of movement in Old English Poetry. Through our papers, we'll outline the continuing presence of Don Scragg's monumental achievements and discuss the influence of his work in Old English scholarship and academic networks today. |