IMAM Mohammed ben Saud University
Faculty Member, English
The University of Manchester, Centre for Anglo-Saxon Studies
Assistant Professor of English Literature
Thesis Title: The Visual and Verbal Rhetoric of Old English Poetry: An Analysis of the Punctuation and Formulaic Patterns in the Exeter Book (Exeter, Cathedral Library, MS 3501)
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Professor Gale Owen-Crocker
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About
I received an MA and PhD in Anglo-Saxon Studies from the University of Manchester. My research interests are primarily in Medieval literature and manuscripts; however, I am also interested in fairy tales, J.R.R. Tolkien's work, travel writing, and early printed books.
I am currenty stationed in the Middle East trying to promote Medieval Studies, but this is more difficult than I thought.
To keep myself from dying of intellectual boredom, I am working on a digital project (and a book) which will catalogue and describe all the punctuation marks that occur in Old English poetic texts. This is one part of a larger project examining the use of punctuation in Old English texts.
