Stephen Glosecki Explained

Stephen O. Glosecki (1950  - 4 April 2007^[1]) was a scholar of Old English language and literature. Glosecki was raised in Springfield, Illinois, and educated at Sacred Heart-Griffin High School. He received his undergraduate degree from Beloit College, and his Master's and Ph.D. degrees from University of California, Davis.^[2] A professor of Old English at University of Alabama at Birmingham, he was the author of books and articles on Old English literature, particularly on shamanism^[3] and folklore, and was notable for his contributions to the anthropological study of early Germanic literature.^[4] He died of cancer in 2007,^[5] aged 55.^[2] A collection he edited, Myth in Early Northwest Europe, was published posthumously; his introduction was called "lively and, in places, poetic", and his translations of some of the Anglo-Saxon metrical charms were praised as "fluent, vigorous".

Selected publications

• "Beowulf and the wills: Traces of totemism?" Philological Quarterly Vol. 78, Iss. 1/2, (Winter 1999): 14–47.
• Shamanism and Old English Poetry. New York: Garland, 1989.^[6]
• Myth in Early Northwest Europe (editor). Tempe: Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, in association with Brepols, 2007.^{[4] [7]}
• "Judith" (trans.). Old English Poetry: An Anthology. Ed. Roy Liuzza. Peterborough: Broadview, 2014.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: In Memorium: Stephen O. Glosecki (1950-2007) . Old English Newsletter . 30 January 2019.
2. News: Stephen O. Glosecki Obituary. 7 April 2007. The State Journal-Register. 15 April 2014.
3. Book: Bjork. Robert E.. Niles. John D.. A Beowulf Handbook. 1998. U of Nebraska P. 9780803261501. 196.
4. Jurasinski. Stefan. 2010. Rev. of Glosecki, Myth in Early Northwest Europe. Arthuriana. 20. 3. 122–24. 10.1353/art.2010.0013. 23238265. 161763614.
5. Web site: Shelf Life. Till. Steven. 2009. University of Alabama at Birmingham. 15 April 2014.
6. Book: Bildhauer. Bettina. Mills. Robert. The Monstrous Middle Ages. 2003. U of Toronto P. 9780802086679. 173.
7. Larrington. Carolyne. 2009. Rev. of Glosecki (ed.), Myth in Early Northwest Europe. The English Historical Review. CXXIV. 506. 114–116. 0013-8266. 10.1093/ehr/cen376.
8. Book: Liuzza, R.M.. Old English Poetry: An Anthology: A Broadview Anthology of British Literature Edition. 2014. Broadview. 9781770484856. 14.