Jager, Eric
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Education

Interests

Old English, Middle English and Continental Medieval Literature, Classical Culture, and Literary Theory.

Selected Works

Additional Information

Eric Jager came to UCLA from Columbia University in 1996 and teaches medieval literature, including courses on Beowulf, Chaucer, the epic, and the romance.  His other interests include classics, Saint Augustine, the history of the book, and literary theory. His articles have appeared in Speculum, Medium Aevum, and Studies in Philology, as well as in The Chronicle of Higher Education and the Los Angeles Times.  Professor Jager has lectured at Princeton, Duke, the University of British Columbia, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the American Library in Paris, and many other venues. He received a research fellowship from the American Council of Learned Societies (1996-1997) and the Weiss/Brown Award from The Newberry Library (2000). His most recent book, The Last Duel, has sold in seven languages, was adapted for radio and TV by the BBC, and shortlisted by the Crime Writers’ Association (U.K.) for the Nonfiction “Gold Dagger.”  He is currently writing a book about crime in medieval Paris.

NPR Interview with Eric Jager:  http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4245183