To be continued. Medieval and modern motivations for literary continuation

Series, sequels and spin-offs are at the centre of the modern media landscape. But our literary culture has a rich history of continuation and narrative transformation, in particular when it concerns the medieval romance tradition.

Jelmar Hugen • April 05, 2024

Was een Leuvense kanunnik een vroege lezer van Spiegel historiael en Van den vos Reynaerde?

Op een perkamenten blad in het archief van de Abdij van Park staan verschillende pennenproeven. Onderzoek van Laurent Breeus-Loos en mezelf toonde aan dat twee van deze pennenproeven receptiesporen zijn van twee belangrijke werken uit de Middelnederlandse literatuur.

Irene van Eldere • June 16, 2023

Self-Thematicity in Masʿūd Saʿd Salmān’s Prison Poetry

This blog discusses the theme of isolation in the works of a medieval Persian poet.

Asghar Seyed Gohrab • July 09, 2021

Rostam and Sohrab: ‘A Story Filling the Eyes with Tears’

How do nationalist eyes see a medieval Persian tragedy?

Asghar Seyed Gohrab • October 30, 2020

Where is Gogo? Friendship and poetry at the Austrasian court

In a poem, Venantius Fortunatus wonders where his friend Gogo could be. The answers reveal the activities and friends of an Austrasian magnate in sixth-century northern Gaul.

Jip Barreveld • July 24, 2020

Limbs of One Body: How the Coronavirus Requires Sympathy Despite Social Distancing

The Coronavirus has dislocated lives across the world, like an assassin killing thousands of people, yet it has also inspired people to be creative in art and poetry and to show sympathy for all those afflicted by this vicious virus.

Asghar Seyed Gohrab • May 29, 2020

Proverbial Pigs in the Middle Ages: Ten Medieval Proverbs Featuring Swine

Swine make a frequent appearance in the proverbs of the Middle Ages; this blog post provides a fair sample of medieval piggish wisdom!

Thijs Porck • March 06, 2020

Homicidal Hogs: Murderous Pigs on Trial in Medieval France

A sow eating a baby from a cradle: a horrifying image in Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales may have roots in actual medieval history.

Thijs Porck • October 18, 2019

Hoe kwam Mozes aan zijn spraakgebrek? Legenden en verklaringen in Oudfranse Bijbelvertalingen

Oudfranse Bijbels, net als anderstalige middeleeuwse vertalingen van de Latijnse Bijbel in de volkstaal, volgen meestal wel de Bijbeltekst, maar proberen zoveel mogelijk onduidelijkheden te verklaren of de tekst te verlevendigen.

Julia Szirmai • July 31, 2019

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