Eric Jager
| Eric Jager | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Professor |
| Nationality | United States |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Genre | Medieval literature |
| Notable works | The Last Duel |
Eric Jager (born 27 April 1957) is an American literary critic and a specialist in medieval literature. He is a professor in the department of English at University of California, Los Angeles, received his B.A. from Calvin College in 1979, and his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 1987.[1] He has also taught at Columbia University.
Select bibliography
- The Last Duel : A True Story of Crime, Scandal, and Trial by Combat in Medieval France, 2005, London: Random House
- The Book of the Heart, 2000
- The Tempter's Voice: Language and the Fall in Medieval Literature, 1993
References
External links
- The Last Duel, official website
- "The Book of the Heart in Late Medieval Piety", by Eric Jager, 1995.
- "Lost in the Archives", by Eric Jager, in The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 6, 2009 - discusses the writing of The Last Duel
- 'The Last Duel' Between French Knights, by Sheilah Kast, NPR interview, December 26, 2004 (audio, 10-mins)
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