Perhaps of interest.
Roberto
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Call for Papers
Special Session: 50th International Congress on Medieval Studies,
Kalamazoo Michigan,14-17 May, 2015
Organisers:
Elizabeth Archibald (Durham University)
Evelyn Birge Vitz (New York University)
Darrelyn Gunzburg (University of Bristol)
Astrology and Medieval Literature
It is commonly acknowledged that after Saint Thomas Aquinas astrology
was extremely comfortable in the field of medicine and meteorology.
Chaucer scholars are also familiar with his use of astrological
concepts and vocabulary within literature, not just in mathematical
contexts like his Treatise on the Astrolabe but also in more everyday
contexts. The Wife of Bath famously attributes her amorous temperament
and forthright style to the joint influence of Venus and Mars. But
did many other writers of vernacular literature make astrological
allusions? Did they require a highly educated readership/audience? Or
was the use of astrology in medieval literature more widespread than
is generally assumed? This session invites papers on the uses and
expressions of astrology in medieval fiction and poetry, and on the
broader context in which such writings were composed and read.
Please send paper proposals to Darrelyn Gunzburg, University of
Bristol ([log in to unmask]) by 15 September, 2014,
consisting of the following:
1. Abstract of proposed paper (300 words maximum).
2. Completed Participant Information Form available at:
(http://www.wmich.edu/medieval/congress/submissions/index.html#Paper).
3. CV with home and office mailing addresses, e-mail address, and phone number.
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