International Courtly Literature Society [shared] announcements

The International Courtly Literature Society may not yet be known to all our membership.  Following are some of their announcements of general interest.  

Festschrift for Albrecht Classen

The editing team of the upcoming Festschrift in honor of Albrecht Classen would like to extend an invitation to the tabula gratulatoria to all members of the ICLS who would like to be included. Those wishing to participate in the tabula should send the following information to Prof. Fidel Fajardo-Acosta (FidelFajardo-Acosta@creighton.edu):  

Full name (as it is to appear in the listing); Academic degree (if applicable); Title (if applicable); Institutional affiliation (if applicable).

ICLS Congress, July 2026

The Triennial Congress in Montpellier this July is approaching, and the website is now accessible online. You can visit it at the following link: https://silc2026.sciencesconf.org/?lang=en. There, you will information about registration and online payment, which will be available starting March 31st.

In memoriam

The ICLS Officers were deeply saddened to learn of the passing of two members who were dear to our Society: Ron Akehurst, who passed away last December, and Carla Freccero, in January. A necrology for Ron Akehurst is currently in preparation for Encomia, and we hope to publish one for Carla Freccero soon as well.