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Past Member
Mark Cruse
AMIAS Member; additional funding provided by the Herodotus Fund
Affiliation
Historical Studies
Field of Study
Medieval French Literature
From
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Mark Cruse’s research focuses on the relationship between writing, material culture, and performances of various kinds in the medieval Francophone world. At the Institute, he will examine manuscripts of the Old French version of Marco Polo’s travel account to elucidate what this seminal work meant to its earliest readers.
Dates at IAS
Member
School of Historical Studies
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Degrees
New York University
Ph.D.
2005