Hillary Engelhart
Title
Associate Professor
Educational Background
- B.A. French and Italian: Culture and Civilization, University of Pennsylvania
- M.A., Romance Philology, University of Pennsylvania
- Ph.D., French Literature (minor: Italian Literature), University of Wisconsin-Madison
Areas of Expertise
- Medieval French Literature
- Chansons de geste (French epic)
- French hagiography (saints’ lives)
- First Crusade
- French history
Membership
- Société Rencesvals (study of the early European epic)
- International Courtly Literature Society
- Medieval Academy of America
- Medieval Association of the Midwest
- Modern Language Association
- American Association of Teachers of French
- American Association of Teachers of Italian
Other Interests
- History
- Theology
- Reading
- Performing arts
- Cuisine and wines
- Travel
- General language courses (French & Italian)
- France and the Middle Ages
- War from the French Perspective
- The Hero in French Literature
- African French Literature
- French Theater (as literature)
Courses Taught