http://allitera.tive.org/ en-us 2007-07-12T17:06:57-05:00 http://allitera.tive.org/archives/004925.html There has been a recent flurry of blog posts and news articles on the web repeating the suggestion made by Dr. Marco Mostert in a paper delivered at the Leeds conference that the recycling of linen underwear to make cheap... Medieval Mark 2007-07-12T17:06:57-05:00 http://allitera.tive.org/archives/004923.html (This is a continuation of these two posts.) Though Gulliver can sail anywhere in the world, sailing is still a risky business and he is frequently stranded. Both Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” and the outer frame... History & Culture Mark 2007-07-11T19:28:28-05:00 http://allitera.tive.org/archives/004922.html (This is a continuation of yesterday’s post.) But back-tracking to the middle ages for a moment, we can see a similar metaphor, only the characterisation is different in the Christian world view. For instance, in the Old English elegies “The... History & Culture Mark 2007-07-10T18:12:04-05:00 http://allitera.tive.org/archives/004921.html I’ve recently become interested in the relationship between science and technology on the one hand, and literature and culture on the other, and I’ve been working this into my lectures a bit. Here’s an example of a kind of neat... History & Culture Mark 2007-07-09T14:29:19-05:00 http://allitera.tive.org/archives/004918.html General Mark 2007-07-02T23:23:57-05:00 http://allitera.tive.org/archives/004915.html Stay tuned — new posts coming soon!... General Mark 2007-06-30T02:36:27-05:00 http://allitera.tive.org/archives/004847.html General Mark 2007-02-25T13:23:54-05:00 http://allitera.tive.org/archives/004689.html General Mark 2006-08-08T19:26:35-05:00 http://allitera.tive.org/archives/004678.html This will probably be my last post for at least a week or two, since we’ll be losing our internet connection as of tomorrow and heading out on the road on Saturday. I’m not sure when the internet will be... General Mark 2006-07-26T15:33:36-05:00 http://allitera.tive.org/archives/004668.html One week till the movers come! We’ve got a lot more done now, thanks to the help of Aven’s parents, whose summer home is relatively nearby in Nova Scotia, and our old friend Emily, who came for a visit on... General Mark 2006-07-21T20:30:03-05:00 http://allitera.tive.org/archives/004669.html Last Saturday was my and my wife’s sixth wedding anniversary. In celebration, we went to the beach we found earlier. We ate lobster rolls, and I braved the numerous jelly fish and went for a swim. Later that evening, my... General Mark 2006-07-19T20:41:50-05:00 http://allitera.tive.org/archives/004662.html We’re making much better progress on the packing than I thought we would be by now. The books and office are all done now, the pictures and decorations are done, and we’ve made a good start on the clothes. The... General Mark 2006-07-14T23:00:04-05:00 http://allitera.tive.org/archives/004648.html I’d been wanting to read Thomas Cahill’s How the Irish Saved Civilization for some time. Although I’m a medievalist, I’m not a Celticist, so this was quite an interesting read for me. As an Anglo-Saxonist, I was of course quite... Reading Mark 2006-07-10T21:46:42-05:00 http://allitera.tive.org/archives/004656.html We’ve finally started packing for our move back to Toronto. All the crystal and china has been packed — it’ll be going with my parents to Ottawa rather than with the movers. And we’ve organized the boxes which weren’t unpacked... General Mark 2006-07-09T15:37:48-05:00 http://allitera.tive.org/archives/004655.html Tigger was briefly hobbled recently, due to blisters on his feet. The vet said it was probably the result of his FIV. This would be the first actual symptom of the disease he shown. He’s been put on anti-biotics and... Tigger Mark 2006-07-09T15:32:52-05:00