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SUMMARY:Medieval Texts Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:For our Spring 2025 meeting\, we will meet on May 16\,  3:00 – 5:00 PM\, in Kaplan 193\, and we will read the short Middle English poem Wynnere and Wastoure. This peculiar mid-14th century alliterative poem (in Middle English\, but don’t be discouraged! Just do your best!) sets two allegorical figures\, Winner and Waster\, against each other in a debate about the proper use of things. They offer competing understandings of what it means to waste in the aftermath of the Black Plague. Join us for a discussion about over-using\, under-using\, not using\, prematurely using\, belatedly using\, and strange medieval food stuffs led by Prof. Matthew Fisher (English). Handouts of each reading will be available during the group meeting\, but are also linked in the calendar below and can also be found HERE. \nThe UCLA Medieval Texts Reading Group welcomes undergraduate students\, graduate students\, staff\, and faculty interested in medieval literature. On the third Friday of each term\, we get together to discuss a text in English translation from across the Global Middle Ages and to think about what it tells us about its cultural and literary context. Each discussion will be led by an expert on the chosen text and its place in the wider medieval world. \nNo preparation is necessary (other than a brief skim of the text) and no expertise or medieval knowledge is required – only enthusiasm! Suggestions for what to read (or what kinds of texts to read) are very welcome. \nFor questions\, contact Matthew Fisher (fisher@humnet.ucla.edu)\, Basil Arnould Price (basilprice@ucla.edu)\, or Erica Weaver (ericaweaver@humnet.ucla.edu). \n\n\nThis event is co-sponsored by the UCLA CMRS Center for Early Global Studies.
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