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