International Courtly Literature Society/North American Branch



The object of the International Courtly Literature Society is to promote the study and criticism of the literature of courts and court-oriented cultures, particularly the medieval literature of Western Europe. The North American Branch shall actively encourage the involvement of those from all academic disciplines concerned with the study and teaching of courtly literature.


News: Minutes from the annual business meeting at Kalamazoo (May 2009) are now available.


Call for papers, 13th Triennial Conference of the International Courtly Literature Society, Montreal, 25-31 July 2010

English CFP

French CFP


Call for papers, MLA, Philadelphia, 27-30 December 2009

Courtly Display: Papers on the display of power or prestige at courts, either fictional or historical, including, for example, processions, entries, or patronage. 300-word abstracts by 10 March to Maureen Boulton, mboulton@nd.edu

Transgression at Court: How courtly ideals stood up to internal/external pressures; transgressive behavior, social and military conflicts at court. 300-word abstacts by 10 March to Albrecht Classen, AClassen@u.arizona.edu

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