Overview
"In liberal-arts fashion, this series of twenty-four lectures mixes the study of technical subjects (like phonetics, linguistics, and historical grammar) with cultural and historic topics, such as the impact of the Norman Invasion on Old English, the advent of the printing press, the place of Ebonics in the modern public-school curriculum, how English became a world language, and how close the Vikings came to ensuring that this course might have been about Danish instead of English. With flair and gusto, Professor Fee, an award-winning professor and medievalist whose expertise spans Old English, Old Norse, and historical linguistics, draws from his well of knowledge to help you trace the evolution of English across a fascinating range of cultures. With his knack for combining scholarly insight with great storytelling, you can expect to enjoy his account of the characters ""worthy of a seamy soap opera"" tasked with writing a dictionary. As the foundation of human culture, language is a vital part of who we are and a subject invaluable to anyone interested in the humanities."
Full Product Details
Author: Christopher R Fee ,
Christopher R Fee
Publisher: Learn25
Imprint: Learn25
Dimensions:
Width: 14.00cm
, Height: 3.00cm
, Length: 16.50cm
Weight: 0.227kg
ISBN: 9781662091933
ISBN 10: 1662091931
Publication Date: 16 March 2021
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Author Information
Christopher R. Fee is an expert on medieval literature. He is currently Professor of English and the Chair of the English department at Gettysburg College, where he served as the Johnson Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Humanities. Named one of the 300 best professors in America by the Princeton Review, he has received a variety of honors, grants, and fellowships for his teaching and research. Having earned his Ph.D. in English at the University of Glasgow, Scotland, he is a frequent visiting faculty member at the Danish Institute for Study Abroad in Copenhagen. Christopher R. Fee is an expert on medieval literature. He is currently Professor of English and the Chair of the English department at Gettysburg College, where he served as the Johnson Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Humanities. Named one of the 300 best professors in America by the Princeton Review, he has received a variety of honors, grants, and fellowships for his teaching and research. Having earned his Ph.D. in English at the University of Glasgow, Scotland, he is a frequent visiting faculty member at the Danish Institute for Study Abroad in Copenhagen.
