History of Slavonic languages

[william ryan]

In defence of Genevra, I think she was thinking of students rather than established scholars. Professors who already have an interest in the history
of the Slavonic languages probably don't care if the literature is fun or not, and anyway will have their own idea of what constitutes fun. The
problem in modern consumer-orientated universities is how to get students to opt for 'hard' topics if the literature is daunting (which it is) and
the students are ill-prepared in history, language, and linguistics. How one would go about writing amusing textbooks on this subject which are not
superficial is another matter - one can hardly adopt the '1066 and All That' approach. Perhaps there is no book-based solution, just good live
teaching.
Will Ryan
Warburg Institute


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W. F. Ryan, MA, DPhil, FBA, FSA
Warburg Institute (School of Advanced Study, University of London)
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