Verbal Encounters: Anglo-Saxon and Old Norse Studies for Roberta Frank (Toronto Old English)

Due to conquests and colonialism through the centuries, it is not unusual for languages and cultures to be influenced by other, foreign languages and cultures. The modern English language, for example, owes many of its words to Old Norse and Latin, debts dating from contacts made during the Middle Ages. "Verbal Encounters" is a collection of papers on the cultural and linguistic exchange in Old Norse, Old English, and medieval Latin literature written in honour of Roberta Frank, former University Professor of Medieval Studies at the University of Toronto. The essays feature new scholarship in the field, on topics such as the integral position of Anglo-Latin within Anglo-Saxon culture and literature, constructions of feminine strength and effectiveness in Anglo-Saxon literature, the rise of Latin-based learning in twelfth-century Iceland, medieval Icelandic religious poetry, and the conversion to Christianity in medieval Scandinavia. The essays in "Verbal Encounters" are not merely a fitting tribute to Roberta Frank, but also strong contributions to current scholarship on medieval literature and culture. Lively Exchanges, Both Political And Cultural, With Europe And Scandinavia Put Speakers Of The Old English Language In Contact With Latin And Early Forms Of Danish And Norwegian. Verbal Encounters Is A Collection Of Essays On These Contracts And Exchanges, Written In Honour Of Roberta Frank, Former University Professor Of Medieval Studies At The University Of Toronto. The Essays Focus On The Fields Of Old English, Medieval Latin, And Old Norwegian And Icelandic.--book Jacket. Roberta Frank : Bibliography, 1970-2003 -- 1. Early Medieval Chaos / Christopher A. Jones -- 2. Composing And Joining : How The Anglo-saxons Talked About Compounding / Don Chapman -- 3. Cennan, 'to Cause To Be Born'/'to Cause To Know' : Incarnation As Revelation In Old English Literature / Pauline Head -- 4. Pride, Courage, And Anger : The Polysemousness Of Old English Mod / Soon-ai Low -- 5. Desipere In Loco : Style, Memory, And The Teachable Moment / Carin Ruff -- 6. Courtroom Drama And The Homiletic Monologues Of The Vercelli Book / Dorothy Haines -- 7. 'him Thaes Grim Lean Becom' : The Theme Of Infertility In Genesis A / Karin Olsen -- 8. Odd Characters : Runes In Old English Poetry / Robert Dinapoli -- 9. Education Of Beowulf And The Affair Of The Leisure Class / Haruko Momma -- 10. Articulate Contact In Juliana / Antonina Harbus -- 11. Refracted Beam : Einarr Skulason's Liturgical Theology / Martin Chase -- 12. Beardless Wonders : 'gaman Vas Soxu' (the Sex Was Great) / Oren Falk -- 13. Prophetic Dreams And Visions In The Sagas Of The Early Icelandic Saints / Bernadine Mccreesh -- 14. Claiming Kin Skaldic-style / Russell Poole. Edited By Antonina Harbus And Russell Poole. Roberta Frank Bibliography, 1970-2003, P. 5-12. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Preface Abbreviations Notes on Editions Introduction Roberta Frank Biography, 1970-2003 Part I - On Words 1. Early Medieval Chaos, Christopher A. Jones 2. Composing and Joining: How the Anglo-Saxons Talked About Compounding, Don Chapman 3. Cennan, 'to Cause to be Born'/'To Cause to Know': Incarnation as Revelation on Old English Literature, Pauline Head 4. Pride, Courage, and Anger: The Polysemousness of Old English Mod, Vicki Low Part II - On Latin and Old English Prose 5. Desipere in loco: Style, Memory, and the Teachable Moment, Carin Ruff 6. Courtroom Drama and the Homiletic monologues of The Vercelli Book, Dorothy Haines Part III - On Old English Poetry 7. Him þæs Grim lean Becom: The theme of Infertility in Genesis A, Karin Olsen 8. Odd Characters: Runes in Old English Poetry, Robert DiNapoli 9. Articulate Contact in Juliana, Antonina Harbus Part IV - On Beowulf 10. The Education of Beowulf and the Affair of the Leisure Class, Haruko Momma 11. Beowulf's Dark Thoughts: Beowulf in a Wisdom Context, Ruth Wehlau Part V - On Old Norse Literature 12. The Refracted Beam: Einarr Skulason's Liturgical Theology, Martin Chase 13. Beardless Wonders: Gaman vas Soxu: The Sex was Great, Oren Falk 14. Prophetic Dreams and Visions in the Sagas of the Early Icelandic Saints, Bernadine McCreesch 15. Claiming Kin Skaldic-Style, Russell Poole Notes on Contributors Index 'For a philologist, even a small word can mask a shaft so bottomless that probes dropped into it produce no more than an echo.'