Thomas Klein
Professor of English; Director of Graduate Studies in English
Office: LA 242
RESEARCH AREAS
Old English texts and artifacts
History of English, especially vocabulary
Medieval studies and literature
EDUCATION
PhD, Medieval Studies (1998), University of Toronto
MA, Medieval Studies (1992), University of Toronto
BA, Medieval Studies and the Epic (1990), Kenyon College
Diploma, Italian Language and Culture (1989), Università per Stranieri, Perugia, Italy
As a philologist, I'm interested in early medieval writing, and how knowledge is represented in physical form. Recently, I have written a series of articles on Anglo-Saxon riddles and inscribed objects, including the Franks Casket, the Staffordshire Hoard, and the Vindolanda tablets.
I enjoy teaching all my classes, from Composition to Old English. I find that there is always occasion for shared inquiry and discovery in the classroom, and I feel fortunate to be able to work with students and colleagues at ISU, as well as the larger community in Pocatello.
Selected Publications
"," Studia Neophilologica (June 2024).
” ANQ: A Quarterly Journal of Short Articles, Notes and Reviews, (September 2023).
“'," Neophilologus: Journal of Modern and Medieval Language and Literature (March 2023).
"." Studia Neophilologica (January 2022).
“,” Neophilologus: Journal of Modern and Medieval Language and Literature (July 2019).
“’”. In , ed. Attebery, Gribas, McBeth, Sivitz, and Turley-Ames (Routledge, 2017).
"," ANQ: A Quarterly Journal of Short Articles, Notes, and Reviews (June 2015).
Review of English Studies (February 2015)
"." Viator (Summer 2014).
"The Inscribed Gold Strip in the Staffordshire Hoard: The Text and Script of an early Anglo-Saxon Biblical Inscription." Anglo-Saxon Studies in Archaeology and History (2013).
"." Anglia: Journal of English Philology (2012).
"." Studia Neophilologica (May 2009).
".'" The Explicator (Summer 2007).
Journal of English and Germanic Philology (January 2007).
"." Studia Neophilologica (Spring 2000).
Review of English Studies (1997).
"." Comitatus (1996).
"." Quaderni d’italianistica (1994).
Awards/Honors
Outstanding Faculty Advisor, 糖心传媒, 2022
Master Teacher, 糖心传媒, 2017
Courses Taught
6662: Seminar in Medieval Literature: Medieval Women Mystics
6625: Cross-Cultural Encounters in the Middle Ages
4491: Senior Seminar in Literature
4490/5590: Topics in Folklore: Riddles and Charms
4487/5587: History of the English Language
4486/5586: Old English
4473/5573: Chaucer
4462/5562: Medieval Literature: Dream Visions of the Later Middle Ages
4462/5562: Medieval Literature: Epic and Romance
4461/5561: Classical Literature: Myth and Epic
3323: Genre Studies in Prose Fiction: The Short Story Sequence
2281: Introduction to Language Studies
2280: Grammar and Usage
2267: Survey of British Literature I
2211: Introduction to Literary Analysis
1175: Literature and Ideas
1115: Themes in Literature: Love and Death
1102: Writing and Rhetoric II
1101: Writing and Rhetoric I
HONS 1101: Honors Humanities I