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Roy Liuzza
  • Department of English, University of Tennessee
    301 McClung Tower
    Knoxville, TN 37996-0430
    USA

Roy Liuzza

This is a draft syllabus; I am looking for recommendations for secondary readings to supplement or replace the ones on the syllabus now. I have tried to find a balance between older 'classic' essays and newer ones; I have tried to match... more
This is a draft syllabus; I am looking for recommendations for secondary readings to supplement or replace the ones on the syllabus now. I have tried to find a balance between older 'classic' essays and newer ones; I have tried to match the content of each essay to the section of the poem read that week. Any suggestions for improvement?
Research Interests:
A survey of available editions for teaching Beowulf.
... upon the writings of the church Fathers-Gregory, Bede, Augustine, Jerome—and more directly upon the Carolingian homiliaries of Smaragdus, Haymo of ... in consideration of the limitations of his audiences; in a homily on Job addressed... more
... upon the writings of the church Fathers-Gregory, Bede, Augustine, Jerome—and more directly upon the Carolingian homiliaries of Smaragdus, Haymo of ... in consideration of the limitations of his audiences; in a homily on Job addressed to a monastic audience (Gatch ...
The annual bibliography of the Old English Newsletter is a reference work of first resort in the field of Anglo-Saxon studies; the Bibliographies from 1973 to 2002, formerly available only in back issues of OEN, are now available online... more
The annual bibliography of the Old English Newsletter is a reference work of first resort in the field of Anglo-Saxon studies; the Bibliographies from 1973 to 2002, formerly available only in back issues of OEN, are now available online in a searchable database. This essay describes how this database was conceived and created using MySQL and PHP. It discusses the structure of the data tables used to contain the bibliography items, the system used to insert new items, the search functions used to access the database, and the routines used to retrieve items and present them to the user. While doing so it also reflects on the trial and error involved in discovering the best methods and practices for creating such a system, on problems of online hosting and maintenance, and on directions for future development of the database.