Dinah Hazell

482 Gilbert Ave
Menlo Park CA, 94025-2926
United States
650 325-2065
dinahazell@earthlink.net

Disciplines:

Medieval English literature and cultural history Tolkien studies

Current Research Areas:

Translation of Middle English complaint literature for special edition of Medieval Forum, anticipated in June 2009. Works in progress: articles on medieval romances King Edward and the Shepherd, and Sir Gowther.

Recent Scholarly Activity:

Developer and coeditor of Medieval Forum, an electronic journal for scholarship in Medieval English Literature and related studies, hosted by San Francisco State University.

Recent Publications:

"The Blinding of Gwennere: Thomas Chestre as Social Critic." Arthurian Literature XX (October 2003).

Entry on J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings. History of Childhood. Macmillan Reference USA/ Gale Group. (October 2003).

"Poverty and Plenty: Chaucer’s Povre Wydwe and Her Gentil Cok." Mediaevalia 25 (2004): 25-65.

The Plants of Middle-earth: Botany and Sub-creation. Kent State University Press. (January 2007)

"Trewe Man" or "Wicke Traitour": The Steward in Late Middle English Literature." Medieval Forum Vol. 6 (January 2007).

"The Medieval Peasant." Misconceptions About the Middle Ages. Routledge (2008)

Poverty in Late Middle English Literature: the meene and the riche. Four Courts Press (in production)

Other Activities:

Translation of Middle English romances into modern English for special edition of Medieval Forum.