Eric Jager
Encyclopedia
Eric Jager is an American
literary critic and a specialist in medieval literature
. He is a professor in the department of English at University of California, Los Angeles
, received his B.A. from Calvin College
in 1979, and his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan
in 1987. He has also taught at Columbia University
.
United States
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literary critic and a specialist in medieval literature
Medieval literature
Medieval literature is a broad subject, encompassing essentially all written works available in Europe and beyond during the Middle Ages . The literature of this time was composed of religious writings as well as secular works...
. He is a professor in the department of English at University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
, received his B.A. from Calvin College
Calvin College
Calvin College is a comprehensive liberal arts college located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Founded in 1876, Calvin College is an educational institution of the Christian Reformed Church and stands in the Reformed tradition of Protestantism...
in 1979, and his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
in 1987. He has also taught at Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
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Select bibliography
- The Last Duel : A True Story of Crime, Scandal, and Trial by Combat in Medieval France, 2005, London: Random House
- The Book of the Heart, 2000
- The Tempter's Voice: Language and the Fall in Medieval Literature, 1993
External links
- The Last Duel, official website
- "The Book of the Heart in Late Medieval Piety", by Eric Jager, 1995.
- "Lost in the Archives", by Eric Jager, in The Chronicle of Higher EducationThe Chronicle of Higher EducationThe Chronicle of Higher Education is a newspaper and website that presents news, information, and jobs for college and university faculty, staff members and administrators....
, March 6, 2009 - discusses the writing of The Last Duel - 'The Last Duel' Between French Knights, by Sheilah Kast, NPRNPRNPR, formerly National Public Radio, is a privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to a network of 900 public radio stations in the United States. NPR was created in 1970, following congressional passage of the Public Broadcasting...
interview, December 26, 2004 (audio, 10-mins)