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Learning Tracks - Amorous Italians and Drunken Englishmen

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In this episode of Learning Tracks, Dr. Susan Phillips talks about "Amorous Italians and Drunken Englishmen," as described in the pages of 16th and 17th century dictionaries, phrasebooks, and guides -- recorded at 2009's A Day with Northwestern in Evanston.


40:34 minutes (16.25 MB)

Associate Chair and Associate Professor of English Dr. Susan Phillips describes herself as a medievalist with Early Modern leanings. Her current project traces the cultural history of the dictionaries, phrasebooks, and guides to conversations that flooded the early modern marketplace. Dr. Phillips discussed her research during 2009's A Day with Northwestern in Evanston in an engaging and entertaining presentation.