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42nd International Congress On Medieval Studies, Medieval Institute, Western Michigan University May 2007

42nd International Congress On Medieval Studies, Medieval Institute, Western Michigan University

International Congress on Medieval Studies Archive

The printed program of the 42nd International Congress on Medieval Studies (May 10-13, 2007), including the Corrigenda.


The Cistercian Studies Conference, 2007, The Institute Of Cistercian Studies May 2007

The Cistercian Studies Conference, 2007, The Institute Of Cistercian Studies

Conference on Cistercian Studies Programs

Program for the 2007 Cistercian Studies Conference at Western Michigan University in conjunction with the 42nd Annual International Congress on Medieval Studies. This conference happened between May 3-6 2007.


Beowulf, Anthony Alvarado Apr 2007

Beowulf, Anthony Alvarado

Masters Theses

My composition is a tone poem based on the Old English epic poem Beowulf Specifically, this piece depicts Beowulf s three battles with three diverse monsters. The first Grendel, second Grendel's mother, and last a dragon. In this composition, the music does not follow any specific or traditional forms. Instead, each episode is presented as a picture of each event.

The choice to depict the story of Beowulf was an interesting choice. While historically the story is significant, it is not a very popular one. The poem is the oldest surviving manuscript written in Old English. However, more recent (relatively) …