[102] U. of New Mexico Medieval Expert Graham Speaks Thursday at MTSU

Today’s date: Sept. 28, 2011

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U. of New Mexico medieval expert Graham speaks Thursday at MTSU

MURFREESBORO — Timothy Graham, director of the Institute of Medieval Studies and associate professor of history at the University of New Mexico, will discuss “Shakespeare and the Medieval Book of Beasts,” Thursday, Sept. 29, at 3 p.m. in the Paul W. Martin Sr. Honors Building amphitheater (Room 106).

The event is free and open to both the general public and campus community.

An expert on medieval manuscripts, Graham, who earned his Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge in England, is co-author, with Raymond Clemens of Illinois State University, of An Introduction to Manuscript Studies, published by Cornell University Press.

Graham specializes in the study of Anglo-Saxon manuscripts and their use for religious, lexicographical and antiquarian purposes by scholars of the 16th to 18th centuries, particularly Matthew Parker, John Joscelyn, William L’Isle, Abraham Wheelock and the Elstobs.

Graham’s visit is made possible with the support of the MTSU Department of English’s Virginia Peck Trust Fund, the College of Liberal Arts and the University Honors College.

For more information, call 615-898-2152.

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