David Wallace
University of Pennsylvania, English, Department Member
- David's primary commitments are to Europe and European literatures, to studying the cultural mechanics of nationalism... moreDavid's primary commitments are to Europe and European literatures, to studying the cultural mechanics of nationalism, to the performance and enjoyment of poetry (especially Chaucer), to helping secure a viable future for younger scholars, and to preservation of the planet. His current major project has the website nationalepics.comedit
The Introduction to Premodern Places (2004, 2006) plus ch 4, "Genoa," on medieval slaving across the Mediterranean, and how this later unfolds and modifies across the Atlantic
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General Introduction to a collaborative literary history of Europe
Research Interests: European Studies, Jewish Studies, Armenian Studies, Italian Studies, Medieval French Literature, and 14 moreMedieval English Literature, Medieval Iberian History, Medieval Church History, Islamic Studies, Migration Studies, Literary History, Medieval trade, Medieval Germany, Orthodox Christianity, Early and Medieval Irish, Irish History, Irish Literature, Medieval Literature, Medieval Studies, Celtic Studies, Irish Studies, Medieval pilgrimage, E. R. Curtius, Slavic Languages and Literatures, and Osip Mandelstam
Overview of publications on medieval European literary history since 2016; reflections on scholarship in time of pandemic.
Research Interests: Chaucer, Medieval Studies, Nationalism, Eurasia, History of Plague, and 11 moreMediterranean, Islamic Studies, Medieval Europe, Latin Language and Literature, Literary History, Manuscripts & Material Culture, Globalism, Medieval Hungary, Migrants, medieval islam and Judaism, and Pandemic Coronavirus COVID19
On this Juneteenth 2020 here's a study of the long history of slavery, beginning at the harbor in Bristol, England. "Genoa" describes the medieval enslavement of Tartars by Genoese across the Mediterranean and the complicity of humanism.... more
On this Juneteenth 2020 here's a study of the long history of slavery, beginning at the harbor in Bristol, England. "Genoa" describes the medieval enslavement of Tartars by Genoese across the Mediterranean and the complicity of humanism. "Canaries" concerns the enslavement of native Guanche in the Canary islands, with a section on Columbus (who set off on all four Atlantic voyages from here); "Surinam" is on the full scale Atlantic slave trade, with sections on Jamaica and Aphra Behn.
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On this Juneteenth 2020 here's a study of the long history of slavery, beginning at the harbor in Bristol, England. "Genoa" describes the medieval enslavement of Tartars by Genoese across the Mediterranean and the complicity of humanism.... more
On this Juneteenth 2020 here's a study of the long history of slavery, beginning at the harbor in Bristol, England. "Genoa" describes the medieval enslavement of Tartars by Genoese across the Mediterranean and the complicity of humanism. "Canaries" concerns the enslavement of native Guanche in the Canary islands, with a section on Columbus (who set off on all four Atlantic voyages from here); "Surinam" is on the full scale Atlantic slave trade, with sections on Jamaica and Aphra Behn.
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Analysis of the development of Medieval Studies across Europe and north America in the 1930s, with special reference to Germany, France, Belgium, Italy (with Ethiopia and Somalia), Iceland, Réunion, Ireland, Istanbul, the USA, England,... more
Analysis of the development of Medieval Studies across Europe and north America in the 1930s, with special reference to Germany, France, Belgium, Italy (with Ethiopia and Somalia), Iceland, Réunion, Ireland, Istanbul, the USA, England, and the British empire; the Alps, the Danube, and the Rhine; Jewish Studies, women and the profession.
Research Interests: Philology, Jewish Studies, Women's Studies, Medieval Studies, J. R. R. Tolkien, and 13 moreNationalism, First World War, Literature of the 1930s, Margery Kempe, Ireland, Iceland, History of Istanbul, Germany, C.S. Lewis, Thomas Malory, The ship from Mound 1 at Sutton Hoo, American Culture in the 1920s and 1930s, and Oberammergau
The 136th issue of Dante Studies (2018) hosts a new section, the Forum, devoted to new research trends in the field. This first Forum, coordinated by Elisa Brilli, explores the questions of Biography and new Historical Studies in current... more
The 136th issue of Dante Studies (2018) hosts a new section, the Forum, devoted to new research trends in the field. This first Forum, coordinated by Elisa Brilli, explores the questions of Biography and new Historical Studies in current research on Dante.
Brilli’s opening piece on "Dante’s Biographies and Historical Studies" draws a cross-disciplinary state of the art over the last decade and raises five major questions (pp. 133-142: 10.1353/das.2018.0004). The answers tackle all or some of these questions from different angles and traditions of studies.
Manuele Gragnolatiand Elena Lombardi focus on Dante’s textual constructions and storytelling ("Autobiografia d’autore," pp. 143-169: 10.1353/das.2018.0005).
Giorgio Inglese reflects on his biography (Dante. Una biografia possible) in a new contribution entitled "Una biografia impossibile" (pp. 161-166: 10.1353/das.2018.0006).
Giuliano Milani develops a methodological reflection on the possibility of writing "La vita di Dante iuxta propria principia" (pp. 167-175: 10.1353/das.2018.0007).
Paolo Pellegrini engages the discussion with the new trend and declares the "De profundis per l’Instant Book" (pp. 176-186: 10.1353/das.2018.0008).
Jean-Claude Schmitt challenges Dante Studies by analyzing Dante’s Vita Nova with the approach of historical anthropology ("Dante en rêveur médiéval : « Memoria » funéraire et récit autobiographique, pp. 187-200: 10.1353/das.2018.0009).
Mirko Tavoni’s "Dante e il ‘paradigma critico dellacontingenza’" (pp. 201-212: 10.1353/das.2018.0010) offers a theoretical reflection on Tavoni’s critical approach.
Finally, David Wallace compares the situation in Dante studies with other research fields, and asks the most uncomfortable question: "Lives of Dante: Why Now?" (pp. 213-222: 10.1353/das.2018.0011).
A Bibliography completes the Forum (pp. 223-231: 10.1353/das.2018.0012).
This issue also includes the essays by Luca Fiorentini, "Archaeology of the Tre Corone: Dante, Petrarca, and Boccaccio in Benvenuto da Imola's Commentary on the Divine Comedy" (pp. 1-21), Ronald L. Martinez, "Dante 'buon sartore' (Paradiso 32.140): Textile Arts, Rhetoric, and Metapoetics at the End of the Commedia" (pp. 22-61), Barbara Newman, "The Seven-StoreyMountain: Mechthild of Hackeborn and Dante's Matelda" (pp. 62-92) and Matthew Collins, "The Forgotten Morgan Dante Drawings, Their Influence on the Marcolini Commedia of 1544, and Their Place within a Visually-Driven Discourse on Dante's Poem" (pp. 93-132).
Dante Studies is available on print and online on Project Muse. Access to Dante Studies is a primary benefit of membership in the Dante Society of America (https://www.dantesociety.org/). Current members receive both print copies and electronic access to current and recent issues. Individual subscriptions are available only through membership in the Society (https://www.dantesociety.org/membership-and-benefits#Joining_or_Renewing). Institutions that wish to subscribe to Dante Studies may place their order online via the JHUP journals website (https://www.press.jhu.edu/journals).
Brilli’s opening piece on "Dante’s Biographies and Historical Studies" draws a cross-disciplinary state of the art over the last decade and raises five major questions (pp. 133-142: 10.1353/das.2018.0004). The answers tackle all or some of these questions from different angles and traditions of studies.
Manuele Gragnolatiand Elena Lombardi focus on Dante’s textual constructions and storytelling ("Autobiografia d’autore," pp. 143-169: 10.1353/das.2018.0005).
Giorgio Inglese reflects on his biography (Dante. Una biografia possible) in a new contribution entitled "Una biografia impossibile" (pp. 161-166: 10.1353/das.2018.0006).
Giuliano Milani develops a methodological reflection on the possibility of writing "La vita di Dante iuxta propria principia" (pp. 167-175: 10.1353/das.2018.0007).
Paolo Pellegrini engages the discussion with the new trend and declares the "De profundis per l’Instant Book" (pp. 176-186: 10.1353/das.2018.0008).
Jean-Claude Schmitt challenges Dante Studies by analyzing Dante’s Vita Nova with the approach of historical anthropology ("Dante en rêveur médiéval : « Memoria » funéraire et récit autobiographique, pp. 187-200: 10.1353/das.2018.0009).
Mirko Tavoni’s "Dante e il ‘paradigma critico dellacontingenza’" (pp. 201-212: 10.1353/das.2018.0010) offers a theoretical reflection on Tavoni’s critical approach.
Finally, David Wallace compares the situation in Dante studies with other research fields, and asks the most uncomfortable question: "Lives of Dante: Why Now?" (pp. 213-222: 10.1353/das.2018.0011).
A Bibliography completes the Forum (pp. 223-231: 10.1353/das.2018.0012).
This issue also includes the essays by Luca Fiorentini, "Archaeology of the Tre Corone: Dante, Petrarca, and Boccaccio in Benvenuto da Imola's Commentary on the Divine Comedy" (pp. 1-21), Ronald L. Martinez, "Dante 'buon sartore' (Paradiso 32.140): Textile Arts, Rhetoric, and Metapoetics at the End of the Commedia" (pp. 22-61), Barbara Newman, "The Seven-StoreyMountain: Mechthild of Hackeborn and Dante's Matelda" (pp. 62-92) and Matthew Collins, "The Forgotten Morgan Dante Drawings, Their Influence on the Marcolini Commedia of 1544, and Their Place within a Visually-Driven Discourse on Dante's Poem" (pp. 93-132).
Dante Studies is available on print and online on Project Muse. Access to Dante Studies is a primary benefit of membership in the Dante Society of America (https://www.dantesociety.org/). Current members receive both print copies and electronic access to current and recent issues. Individual subscriptions are available only through membership in the Society (https://www.dantesociety.org/membership-and-benefits#Joining_or_Renewing). Institutions that wish to subscribe to Dante Studies may place their order online via the JHUP journals website (https://www.press.jhu.edu/journals).