Overview

This book is about philology and its relevance over time. The compilation foregrounds a multi-faceted field of research that has dealt with the relationship between language, literature and culture for over 2,000 years. The main thread of this volume, comprising ten scholarly essays, is to show that philology as an academic field and a scholarly perspective―understood in its widest sense as the profound understanding of language, literature and culture―does matter in the twenty-first century, that is to say, in our own time characterized by globalization and digitalization. The contributions reflect the many dimensions of philology and its plurality, interdisciplinarity and the humanities. The volume seeks to illustrate various ways of engaging with philology. Here lies the true nature of philology, and this is why it still matters. Contributors are Massimiliano Bampi, Maja Bäckvall, Jonas Carlquist, Odd Einar Haugen, Helge Jordheim, Karl G. Johansson, Lino Leonardi, Harry Lönnroth, Outi Merisalo, Marita Akhøj Nielsen and Nestori Siponkoski.

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'This collection is highly recommended for the richness of its contents and the great relevance of many of its topics. Paolo Trovato, in Speculum 95/3, July 2020.

'This collection is highly recommended for the richness of its contents and the great relevance of many of its topics."" Paolo Trovato, in Speculum 95/3, July 2020.

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Harry Lönnroth, Ph.D. (2006), is Professor of Scandinavian languages at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland. His main research interests include philological and language historical research, and translation studies.

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