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Three Things:
1. You have no idea how much I hate the Sermo Lupi ad Anglos right now (unless of course you read my LJ, in which case you saw all the frothing at the mouth). Every time I think I have an idea, I can… more →
The Naked Philologist
Three Things:
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highlyeccentric wrote 1 year ago: 1. You have no idea how much I hate the Sermo Lupi ad Anglos right now (unless of course you read my … more →
Chastity Belts: An "Academically Approved" Forum for Talking About Sex
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highlyeccentric wrote 1 year ago: So says Proffessor Albrecht Classen of the University of Arizona, author of “The Medieval Chas … more →
My essay follows the same symettrical pattern as the poem itself.
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highlyeccentric wrote 1 year ago: 1. Establish a social context. 2. Establish the ideal hero. 3. Test the ideal hero. 4. Reveal his we … more →
Yvor Winters: "Sir Gawaine and the Green Knight"
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matt wrote 1 year ago: SIR GAWAINE AND THE GREEN KNIGHT Reptilian green the wrinkled throat, Green as a bough of yew the be … more →
Stop presses!
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highlyeccentric wrote 1 year ago: A Momentous First has just occurred. Highlyeccentric just drafted a paragraph- the very first paragr … more →
Dum-dum-dum...
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highlyeccentric wrote 1 year ago: Ok, I’m a slack blogger, but some news: *My Gawain paper went off very well and many helpful q … more →
Roland and Gawain- further expoundings
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highlyeccentric wrote 1 year ago: I foolishly drank red wine at Formal Dinner, and got all teary over a UNICEF presentation, and now I … more →
Gawain and Roland: Matching Pair
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highlyeccentric wrote 1 year ago: Let me test this theory out on you, O Blogosphere. France’s great hero-king, Charlemagne, had … more →
Three Ways To Improve Your Middle English Experience
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highlyeccentric wrote 1 year ago: 1. Cider. There is a sweet spot, a perfect level of tipsiness, which is just right for consuming Mid … more →
Why Fourteenth Century Knights Had Good Reason To Be A Little Angsty
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highlyeccentric wrote 1 year ago: I just finished a long and complicated article on what J.P. would call ‘Boy History’. No … more →
They taught me half-arsed Foucault in first year...
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highlyeccentric wrote 1 year ago: Same as they taught me half-arsed Functional Grammar.1 These two things turned me off the English de … more →
Medieval Kink: or, what better way to up my google ranking?
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highlyeccentric wrote 1 year ago: I am, (un)fortunately, blessed with an innocent mind, and despite the best efforts of many of my fri … more →
Adventures in Middle English: Semantic Drift tarnishes a perfectly good word.
highlyeccentric wrote 1 year ago: Once upon a time, when I were a wee thing, my mother gave me the sage advice never to take up with a … more →
The Naked Philologist Brings You (Medieval) Bedroom Satisfaction
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highlyeccentric wrote 1 year ago: Let’s talk about… Medieval Sex. Which is, as anyone will tell you, one of my very favour … more →
Adventures In Middle English: Serendipitous Practical Codicology
highlyeccentric wrote 1 year ago: So, Lolo is off jet-setting around being a bigwig medievalist, and accordingly our Gawain class was … more →
Adventures In Middle English, or: Why Can't We Trust Students to Bugger It Up On Their Own?
highlyeccentric wrote 1 year ago: This week’s Adventure in Middle English applies just as much to Old, or indeed to anything whe … more →
