Textualities 23
byConference Review At 10:00am to 4:15pm on the 6th of April 2023 the the MA students of UCC’s Department of English hosted a conference…
Medieval Studies
Filling in the Gaps: The Ruin
byToday’s post will be slightly different. Today, I will be getting creative! The Ruin is an old English poem contained within the Exeter Book….
The use of Archaic Language in the works of Edmund Spencer and J. R. R. Tolkien
byHello there once again! In today’s blog post we shall be doing an intertextual study of the works of J. R. R. Tolkien (1892-1973)…
Medieval Narnia
byI was recently re-reading The Horse and his Boy by C. S. Lewis and have had a few thoughts I felt might be worth…
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Predestination in Troilus and Criseyde
byIn keeping with my previous post discussing the influence of Augustinian philosophy on early literature, I have decided to dedicate this post to discussing…
The Influence of Augustine on Medieval Texts
byRecently we studied the Harley 2253 manuscript as part of a module dedicated to studying the history of the production of literature. We used the Harley…
Welcome to my Blog
byThe Defence of Medievalism Greetings reader. Allow me to take this opportunity to welcome you to what will serve as my scholarly blog for…
About Me
byName: Aidan Burke Course: English – Texts & Contexts: Medieval to Renaissance College: University College Cork Previous Study: Arts (Joint Honours): English and History,…