Second Biennial Conference on Medieval Studies

PROGRAM of the Second Biennial CONFERENCE ON MEDIEVAL STUDIES March 6, 7, 1964 sponsored by THE MEDIEVAL STUDIES PROGRAM Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Michigan in cooper

PROGRAM

of the

Second Biennial

CONFERENCE

ON MEDIEVAL

STUDIES

March 6, 7, 1964

sponsored by

THE MEDIEVAL STUDIES PROGRAM Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Michigan

in cooperation with

The Division of Field Services

SCHEDULE OF SESSIONS

FRIDAY, MARCH 6 8:30-10:00 A.M University Center Registration and Coffee

10:00 A.M.-12:30 P.M Room 105 Section A: Ecclesiastical History

Chairman: Judson I Mather, Nazareth College

usome Influences of Early Monasticism."

Richard E Sullivan, Michigan State University

usaint Ansgar, An Apostle of Christian Culture."

Bruno Meinecke, University of Michigan

uThe Church in Pre-Islamic and Islamic Spain with Special Reference to the Adoptionist Controversy."

Philip J Schroeder, Concordia Seminary

10:00 A.M.-12:30 P.M Room 215 Section B: Philosophy

Chairman: William J Emblom, Western Michigan University .~,

~~Knowledge of God in Alexander of Hales and John Duns Scotus."

Francis J Catania, Loyola University

Comment: The Reverend Roy R Effier, O.F.M.,

puns Scotus College

~~ontolog{cal Argument: A Defense."

Anthony Nemetz, Ohio State University

Comment: Craig Staudenbauer, Michigan State

University 10:00 A.M.-12:30 P.M Room 212 Section C: English Literature

Chairman: James W Downer, University of

Mich-iWt

"The Significance of the Deity References in Chau-cer's Troilus."

Roger P Parr, Marquette University

"Chaucer's Topsy-Turvy Dante."

John J McNally,.rWestem Michigan University 10:00 A.M.-12:30 P.M Room 211 Section D: Liturgy

Chairman: The Reverend Colman) Jerman, O.P.,

Nazareth College

''A Fourteenth-Century Prayer Book fo1 Czech Nuns/'

The Reverend Charles· Laburda, St Procopius College

"The Office Hymn in the Church's Worship Life."

Robert R Bergt, Concordia Seminary

12:45- 1:30 P.M

Informal Luncheon

Cafeteria, University Center

2:00- 4:30 P.M Room: Faculty Lounge Section E: Slavic Studies

Chairman: William K Medlin, University of

Mich-igan

uRelations Between Kieven Russia and the North-eastern Baltic Area During the High Middle Ages.''

Emmanuel Nodel, Western Michigan University

uPoland and Crimea: A Sketch of Their Relations,

1475-1622."

The Reverend M J Madaj, Saint Norbert Col-lege

2:00- 4:30 P.M Room 215 Section B: Philosophy (Continued)

Chairman: William J Callaghan, Michigan State

University

usensation and Sense Knowledge According to Saint Augustine."

James I Campbell, Saint Mary's College

Comment: Joseph S Ellin, Western Michigan

Un~versity

~~saint Augustine's Account of Memory."

Gareth B Matthews, University of Minnesota Comment: The Reverend James McGlynn, S.J.,

University of Detroit 2:00- 4:30 P.M Room 212 Section C: English Literature (Continued)

Chairman: James W Downer, University of

Mich-igan

uThe Blood Theology of Medieval English Literature."

Louis C Gatto, Saint Joseph's College

uYouth and Crabbed Thrush: An Analysis of ~The

Thrush and the Nightengale.' "

Lynn W Hagman, University of Detroit

"Fourteenth-Century English Verse of Complaint."

Thomas L Kinney; Bowling Green State Uni-versity

2:00- 4:30 P.M Room 211 Section F: Music

Chairman: Hans Nathan, Michigan State University

uPractical Problems of Performance in Medieval Music."

Edward G Evans, Jr., Western Reserve University

"Eastern Elements in Medieval Polyphony."

Alexander L Ringer, University of Illinois 7:00- 8:00 P.M University Center Cafeteria Banquet

8:00P.M University Center Cafeteria General Address:

"Gerald the Welshman."-·

Urban Tigner Hohnes, University of North

Caro-lina

SATURDAY, MARCH 7

8:00- 9:00A.M University Center Coffee

9:00-11:30 A.M Room 105 Section G: Intellectual History

Chairman: Gray C Boyce, Northwestern University

uThe Medieval Idea of Social Change."

James M Powell, University of Wisconsin, Mil-waukee

uThe Thaumaturgic Role of the Early English Kings."

Marjorie E Gesner, Michigan State University

uThe Myth of the 'Wicked Advisers' in Medieval English Rebellions."

Joel T Rosenthal, Roosevelt University

9:00-11:30 A.M Room 215 Section H: Theology

Chairman: The Reverend Lloyd Averill,

Kalama-zoo College _

uThe Significance of Scholastic Theology."

The Reverend Edward O'Connor, C.S.C., The Mediaeval Institute, University of Notre Dame

usaint Anselm and Medieval Existentialism."

The Reverend J V Langmead Casserley, Sea-bury-Western Theological Seminary

Comment: The Reverend James A Weisheipl, O.P., Dominican House of Studies, River Forest, Illinois

9:00-11:30 A.M Room 212 Section I: French Literature

Chairman: Sister Mary Leo, S.S.J., Nazareth

Col-lege

uFranfois Villon and the Poetic Competition at Blois."

Ralph ~1 Perry, Hope College

uTeaching Medieval French Literature to Under-graduates.''

Harry E Stewart, Kent State University

9:00-11:30 A.M Room 213 Section J: Byzantine Studies

Chairman: Emmanuel Nodel, Western Michigan

University

"The Origin of the Patriarchate of Constantinople.''

The Reverend Hermes D Kreilkamp, O.F.M Cap., Capuchin Seminary of Saint Mary

"The Development of Monothelitism Before the Seventh Century."

George H Demetrakopoulos, State University of South Dakota

9:00-11:30 A.M Room 211 Section K: Latin Literature

Chairman: The Reverend Joseph N Garvin, C.S.C.,

The Mediaeval Institute, University

of Notre Dame

"John of Salisbury's Theory of Rhetoric."

Sister Mary Bride, O.P., Aquinas College Comment: John F Mahoney, University of Detroit

"Hisperic Latin and the Hermeneutic Tradition."

Ronald D Ware, Illinois State University Comment: The Reverend John P Finnegan, Saint

Mary of the Lake Seminary 11:45 A.M.-12:30 P.M Cafeteria, University Center Luncheon

12:45- 1:45 P.M

Illustrated Talk:

Ballroom

"Twelfth and Thirteenth Century Houses."

Urban Tigner Holmes, University of North Caro-lina

2:00- 4:30 P.M Room 215 Section H: Theology (Continued)

Chairman: The Reverend Clyde L Manschreck,

Methodist Theological School

''How Kufr, Shirk and Tughyiin Impair God's Oneness."

T B Irving, University of Minnesota

Comment: The Reverend John A H;ardon, S.J.,

Western Michigan University

"Bellarmine's Concept of the Church."

The Reverend John A Hardon, S.J., Western Michigan University

Comment: The Reverend Otto Grundler, Western

Michigan University 2:00- 4:30 P.M Room: Faculty Lounge Section K: Latin Literature (Continued)

Chairman: The Reverend Joseph N Garvin,

C.S.C., The Mediaeval Institute, Uni-versity of Notre Dame

"Symbol, Antithesis and Paradox in Adam of St Victor."

Sister Marie Bertrand, O.P., Dominican College Comment: Sister Maris Stella, O.P., Aquinas

Col-lege

"Hortus deliciarum of the Abbess Herrad of Lands-berg."

Sister Mary Lourdes Mackey, S.P., Saint Mary

of the Woods College

Comment: Eunice Kraft, Western Michigan

Uni-versity

2:00- 4:30 P.M Room 105 Section L: Economic and Social History

Chairman: Hilmar C Krueger, University of

Cin-cinnati

"Peace in Medieval Times: The Relative Merits of Feudal and Religious Sanctions/'

Sister Dolorosa Kennelly, College of Saint Cath-erine

"Social Life in Valencia in the Fifteenth Century/'

Josefa Querol-Kroenberg, Ursuline College

"Medieval Cistercian Granges.''

Colburn V Graves, Kent State University 2:00- 4:30 P.M Room 213 Section M: Spanish and German Literature

Chairman: Roger L Cole, Western Michigan

Uni-versity

~~The Medieval Spanish Literary Proverb."

Sister M Katherine Elaine, C.S.C., St Mary's College

"Some Comments on Wolfram von Eschenbach's Parzifal, As Seen in the Twentieth Century."

Frieda I Grosser, St Mary's College

2:00- 4:30 P.M Room 211 Section N: Art

Chairman: Sister M Ruth, S.S.J., Nazareth Col-lege

"Memling's Mills."

James S Pierce, Western Reserve University

"The Problem of Likeness in Medieval Portraiture."

J.D Breckenridge, Northwestern University

NOTE

A special feature of the conference will be a display

of medieval coins from the collection of Professor Holmes There will also be a display of Renaissance prints

The Medieval Studies Program of Western Michigan University provides both undergraduate and graduate study For further information about the program write:

John R Sommerfeldt, Chairman The Medieval Studies Program Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Michigan

Reservations Form SECOND BIENNIAL CONFERENCE ON MEDIEVAL STUDIES

Western Michigan University Friday, Saturday, March 6 and 7, 1964

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Reservation fee $5.00 (students free); Banquet, $3.00

Reserve : places for the Banquet @ $3.00 per plate

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Please send conference fee and banquet reservations money to:

Division of Field Services

Medieval Studies Program

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan

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