CONTACT INFORMATION:
Reader in Icelandic Literature
School of English
University of Leeds
Woodhouse Lane
Leeds LS2 9JT UK
| Office Telephone: | +44(0) 113 343 4760 |
| Office Fax: | +44(0) 113 343 4774 |
| Active email: | r.w.mcturk@leeds.ac.uk |
| Relevant Webpage: | http://www.leeds.ac.uk/english/staff/pages/staffindex.php?file=mctu |
SCHOLARLY INTERESTS:
Current area(s) of research:
Old English and Old Norse poetic style
Old Norse mythology
Early medieval Scandinavian literature
Medieval Scandinavian kingship
Old and Modern Icelandic literature
Norse-Celtic literary connections
Modern literary theory
Selected publications, recent and forthcoming:
Publications include a book on Ragnars saga lothbrókar and its Major Scandinavian Analogues, and numerous articles and reviews on the above subjects.
Current projects include a socio-political history of the Icelandic language, and a study of Chaucer in relation to old Icelandic and early Irish tradition.
Pleasee see URL above for additional publications.
WUN-IDENTIFIED RESEARCH COLLABORATION THEMES:
Multilingualism in the Middle Ages:
History of the Medieval Book:
Medieval Chronicle Studies:
To some extent, in connection with annals as sources for Viking history.
Ph.D.s UNDER SUPERVISION:
Edel Porter (School of English): Modern Spanish and Norwegian translations of skaldic poetry.
Jonjo Roberts (School of English): the supernatural in late medieval Icelandic prose fiction.
Michael Papadopoulos (School of English): Wagner and Old Norse mythology.
STAFF EXCHANGES/ONLINE RESOURCE CREATION/VIDEOCONFERENCING:
Yes, I am interested in exchange of PhD students, in staff exchanges with WUN partner institutions (if research/teaching matches), and in conducting a videoconferencing seminar or course.
MEDIEVAL COURSES TAUGHT:
Old Norse Mythology
Modern Literary Theory
MA in Icelandic Studies and MA in Medieval English Literature
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