Provides an important examination on the history of the study of Anglo-Saxon e and early medieval literature

Connects historical issues of inclusion in American academia to contemporary discussions of race, class, and gender on college campuses today

Expands knowledge of female scholars' role in nineteenth-century medievalism

Provides an important examination on the history of the study of Anglo-Saxon and early medieval literature Connects historical issues of inclusion in American academia to contemporary discussions of race, class, and gender on college campuses today Expands knowledge of female scholars' role in nineteenth-century medievalism

Autorentext
Mary Dockray-Miller is Professor of English at Lesley University, where she teaches undergraduate classes in literary history, the history of the English language, and medieval studies. She is the author of The Books and the Life of Judith of Flanders (2015) and the editor of the Wilton Chronicle (2009).

Inhalt

1 'Anglo-Saxon' in Late Nineteenth-Century American Academia.- 2 Anglo-Saxon and Academic Opportunities for Women, Civil War-WWI.- 3 Racism, Medievalism, and Anglo-Saxon.- 4 Anglo-Saxonists as Public Medievalists.