Dr. Jelmar Hugen is a lecturer and researcher of Historical Dutch literature, with a focus on the medieval period. His research focuses on multilingualism, modern and medieval literary theory, and the European romance tradition.

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Fields of interest

Multilingualism, Modern and Medieval Literary Theory, European Romance Tradition

Research

My research examines the form and function of medieval narrative literature in its wider cultural-historical context. As a scholar, I am intrigued by how the medieval epic functioned as a cultural product in a world that did not know national literatures or languages and depended on the manuscript for the circulation of texts. My research activities surrounding these aspects are marked by interdisciplinary, transnational approaches in which literary studies coincide with the study of multilingual cultures, manuscript studies and modern literary theories. It is also this combination of approaches that characterizes my current research, in which medieval Dutch epics are examined using insights from historical-literary studies and modern fan fiction studies

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