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Research interests
My research concentrates on medieval German literature, culture and thought. One main focus has been the group of Middle High German texts known as 'bridal-quest epic', which were the subject of my PhD and my first monograph, Bridal-Quest Epics in Medieval Germany: A Revisionary Approach.
My current area of research is Early Middle High German literature (c. 1050-1170). I am particularly interested in the development of German as a literary language in the 11th and 12th centuries and its relationship with writings in Latin. One major focus is on confession; I am investigating the development and change of the penitential system in the 12th century and considering how thinking about confession, penance and sinfulness is expressed in poetic texts.
Biographical details
I studied German and Latin at Clare College Cambridge, where I stayed to take an MPhil and a PhD. In 2010 I was elected to the post of Powys Roberts Research Fellow at St Hugh's College Oxford, and I joined King's College London as Lecturer in German in 2012.
Research interests (short)
- Early Middle High German literature
- Middle High German epic and romance
- Medieval religious culture
- Genre and literary history
- Cultures of confession and penance
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Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, Brautwerbungsepik: a reevaluation of a problematic genre. Studies of König Rother, Salman und Morolf, the Münchner Oswald and Grauer Rock, University of Cambridge
Award Date: 1 Jan 2011
Master of Philosophy, University of Cambridge
Award Date: 1 Jan 2007
Bachelor of Arts, University of Cambridge
Award Date: 1 Jan 2006
Keywords
- PT Germanic literature
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