Richard M. Trask is author of “The Complete Writer’s Guide: Questions of Language,” and “Beowulf and Judith: Two Heroes.” He taught courses in writing, History of the English Langu...view moreRichard M. Trask is author of “The Complete Writer’s Guide: Questions of Language,” and “Beowulf and Judith: Two Heroes.” He taught courses in writing, History of the English Language, and Chaucer for thirty years in the University System of Maryland. He has a Ph.D., University of Illinois, in Old and Middle English.view less