May 30, 2014, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Research + TeachingFellow’s Find: Annotations in early editions of “Canterbury Tales” show how readers connected with Chaucer’s text Hope Johnston is an assistant professor of medieval English literature at Baylor University. She received a grant from the Carl H. Pforzheimer Endowment to study “Owner Markings in Early Printed Chaucer Editions” at the Ransom Center and shares some of her findings below. The Ransom Center celebrates the 25th anniversary… read more
March 31, 2014, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Research + TeachingFellows Find: How Polish poet Bolesław Leśmian’s manuscripts survived World War II and journeyed across three continents Dariusz Pachocki, an assistant professor in Polish studies at John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin in Poland, worked in the Bolesław Leśmian papers at the Ransom Center in 2013. While here, he investigated the provenance of the collection and pieced together the long journey the papers took before their… read more
January 9, 2014, Filed Under: Research + Teaching, Theatre + Performing ArtsFellows Find: Stella Adler and Harold Clurman papers shed light on evolution of Method acting Justin Owen Rawlins is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Communication and Culture and the Department of American Studies at Indiana University. He visited the Ransom Center in May and June 2013 on a dissertation fellowship to conduct research for his dissertation, “Method Men: Masculinity, Race and Performance Style… read more
