Albrecht Classen

University Distinguished Professor of German Studies at the University of Arizona, Tucson. I research and publish on medieval/early moder literature and culture

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@Encyclopedia_J Thanks to my graduate students to whom I had offered an entire seminar on this topic. The long-living myth of Tristan and Isolde.

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Online summary of my article on Old Age in medieval literature: https://t.co/d0ROaQRuQH

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“Perspicuity, Acuity, and Illuminating Vision: Medieval and Early Modern Optics, Religion, and Literary Reflections of the Gaze in Hrotsvit of Gandersheim, Walter Map, ....” Humanities 15.49 (2026); online at: 10.3390/h15030049, https://t.co/FIdJur4sVB

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@JournalofSoSci I recommend this journal. Excellent editorial staff.

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Medieval Answers to Modern Problems. That's the title of one of my courses I'll teach in Spring 26. Here is the cover of the 3rd ed. of my textbook about to appear in print (2026).

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Best teaching practices with medieval literature: “Open-Ended Classroom: ‘Eliduc’ by Marie de France and ‘The Belt’ by Dietrich von der Gletze,” Journal of International Education and Practice 8.2 (2025), online at: DOI: https://t.co/a89k5MfnHV

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New article: “Fundamentals of Doing Research in the Humanities: Bibliographies, Writing Processes, Publishing,” Journal of Scholarly Communication https://t.co/yYqy2MeQQR.

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“The Middle Ages as a Critical Selling Point for Tourism and Leisure Activities Today: A Deep and Meaningful Cultural Experience,” Global Journal of Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 2.4 (2025): 555595; online at: https://t.co/xPaBsueXfj

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New article: “Deep Learning and Education in the 21st Century. The Challenge of Late Antique and Medieval Literature for Us Today,” Dialogo Journal 11.2 (2025): 41 - 55; online at: 10.51917/dialogo.2025.11.2; or at: https://t.co/kFFdQDxKf5

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New book publication: https://t.co/9YTA0KvGMB
Wickram is a gifted author, and his jest narratives are just a delight to read (1555). Here is the first English translation. Thank you.

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New book publication: https://t.co/9YTA0KvGMB
Wickram is a gifted author, and his jest narratives are just a delight to read (1555). Here is the first English translation. Enjoy, pass this along to your librarians and colleagues. Thank you.

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I just published a new book with my recent photos and haikus. I hope you will enjoy it.

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New article on dogs as pets in medieval literature.
“The Beloved Dog in Medieval and Early Modern Literature: More than a Domesticated Animal and a Simple Pet,” Uomini e animali fra Antichità e Medioevo, 2024), 465-83.

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@JournalofSoSci As the editor-in-chief, I am impressed by the scholarly quality of this new journal. Very competent handling.

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Interviewed by Bill Buckmaster radio show, Aug. 27, 2024:
https://t.co/Ct4eip5Rf5 (at ca. 30 minutes into the program)

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Interview with Asia London Palomba, “Why Medieval Women Sometimes Fought in Bloody Trials by Combat: In cases of rape and sexual violence, women had few other avenues for seeking justice,” Atlanta Obscura, Aug. 23, 2024; online at: https://t.co/1ME2S0g8VB

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My latest book: Nature in the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Times: Exploration of a Critical Relationship, ed. Albrecht Classen. (Berlin and Boston: Walter de Gruyter, 2024), well over 600 pp. https://t.co/CgPoR3Edd9...

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New book, as previously announced, but here is the flyer, for your librarians or any interested colleague. Thanks.

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New talk, on a German POW, WWII, book presentation, Treffpunkt, Scottsdale, 6-19, 6 p.m. Free.

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Here is my next volume with Haikus, focused on the Sonoran Desert, my own photos, and poems in German (May 2024): https://t.co/VgaCcMAkuB