Thomas Klein
Professor
English and Philosophy
Idaho State University
United States of America
Biography
Thomas Klein, Professor of English; Director of Undergraduate Studies in English 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.
Research Interest
Medieval Literature
Publications
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"Dialect and Word Choice in Old English: Two Case Studies with Old English Perception Verbs." Anglia: Journal of English Philology (2012).
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Thomas Klein, William Klein, and David Delehanty, "Resolving Exeter Book Riddles 74 and 33: Stormy Allomorphs of Water." Quidditas: Journal of the Rocky Mountain Medieval and Renaissance Association (2014).
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"The Non-Coherence of the Franks Casket: Reading Text, Image, and Design on an Early Anglo-Saxon Artifact." Viator (Summer 2014).
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"Of Water and the Spirit: Metaphorical Focus in Exeter Riddle 74." Review of English Studies (February 2015)
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“Old and New Technologies of Asynchronous Communication: Virtual Narratives and ‘Presence’â€. In Narrative, Identity, and Academic Community in Higher Education, ed. Attebery, Gribas, McBeth, Sivitz, and Turley-Ames (New York: Routledge, 2017), 17-30.
