CONTACT INFORMATION:
Professor of English
Department of English
University of Wisconsin-Madison
600 N. Park St.
Madison, WI 53706 USA
| Office Telephone: | (608) 265-9836 |
| Office Fax: | (608) 263-3709 |
| Active email: | jdniles@wisc.edu |
| Relevant Webpage: | http://www.wisc.edu/english/jdniles |
SCHOLARLY INTERESTS:
Current area(s) of research:
Old English and Middle English language and literature
Early cultures of Northwest Europe
Theory of folklore, mythology, and oral literature
The epic; the ballad; the folktale; Scottish tradition
BEOWULF
The Old English Shorter poems.
Selected publications, recent and forthcoming:
BEOWULF: The Poem and its Tradition (1983)
Anglo-Saxonism and the Construction of Social Identity (1997)
Homo Narrans: The Poetics and Anthropology of Oral Literature (1999)
Presently at work on a collaborative New Edition of BEOWULF
WUN-IDENTIFIED RESEARCH COLLABORATION THEMES:
Multilingualism in the Middle Ages:
I am interested in the Old English language in relation to other languages spoken or written in Anglo-Saxon England, including Latin and Old Norse, and encompassing the use of Bilingual manuscripts.
History of the Medieval Book:
I work with manuscripts of Early Medieval England.
Medieval Chronicle Studies:
BEDE, The Anglo-Saxon chronicle, and Geoffrey of Monmouth are particular interests of mine.
Do you have any other ideas for themes that might be of broad academic interest to other medievalists?:
The written word and oral tradition
Healing practices both learned and popular
Popular Religion
Literature and Law
Landscape and Literature
Crime, Punishment, and Social Class
19th & 20th century Medievalisms
Ph.D.s UNDER SUPERVISION:
Patrick Murphy: The Old English Riddles of the Exeter Book.
Kristin Funk: The Anglo-Saxon Charms.
STAFF EXCHANGES/ONLINE RESOURCE CREATION/VIDEOCONFERENCING:
MEDIEVAL COURSES TAUGHT:
In Spring 2005 I will be offering an INTERMEDIATE OLD ENGLISH SEMINAR, at The Newberry Library in Chicago.
I will also offer a course in "THE ANGLO-SAXONS."
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