The Society for the Study of Medieval Languages and Literature (SSMLL) is a

learned society A learned society ( ; also scholarly, intellectual, or academic society) is an organization that exists to promote an academic discipline, profession, or a group of related disciplines such as the arts and sciences. Membership may be open to al ...

that supports scholarly research and publication on the culture of the

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. It is best known for publishing the international

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''Medium Ævum'' and a related monograph series.

Overview

The society was founded at the

Taylor Institution The Taylor Institution (commonly known as the Taylorian) is the Oxford University library dedicated to the study of the languages of Europe. Its building also includes lecture rooms used by the Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages, Unive ...

of the

University of Oxford The University of Oxford is a collegiate university, collegiate research university in Oxford, England. There is evidence of teaching as early as 1096, making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the List of oldest un ...

on 15 February 1932. It evolved from the Arthurian Society of Oxford, which initiated the journal ''

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''. The object of the society is to advance education by the encouragement of research in medieval languages and literature and the dissemination of that research to the scholarly community and the wider public. The primary focus of the society is on its journal, ''Medium Ævum'', which has run continuously since 1932 alongside a series of

monographs A monograph is generally a long-form work on one (usually scholarly) subject, or one aspect of a subject, typically created by a single author or artist (or, sometimes, by two or more authors). Traditionally it is in written form and published a ...

. Since its foundation, its membership has also sponsored research bursaries, conferences, and an annual ''Medium Ævum'' Essay Prize. The society is a registered charity in the United Kingdom.

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recognizes it as an approved professional organization.

People

President: Alastair Minnis Vice-Presidents: John Hines, Sethina Watson Editors of the Journal:

Sylvia Huot Sylvia Huot is a professor of Medieval French Literature at the University of Cambridge and fellow of Pembroke College. She is the author of several internationally renowned books on Medieval French Literature and the leading expert on the manuscr ...

, Stephen Mossman, David Rundle, Corinne J. Saunders Editor of the Monographs: Anthony Lappin Executive Committee: The President, the Vice-Presidents, and the Editors, ex officio; Richard Allen, Sarah Bowden, Elizabeth Boyle, Rachel Burns, Kenneth Clarke, Andrew Dunning, Christian Sahner, Rebecca Thomas, Julia Walworth Executive Officers: Eleanor Baker, Anna Wilmore, Hannah Ryley Graduate Observers: Elsina Caponetti, Lucy Turton

References

External links

Official website

Society for the Study of Medieval Languages and Literature on JSTOR

Medium Ævum on Archive.org

SSMLL Bluesky account

SSMLL Instagram account

SSMLL X account
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