His most recent book, The Last Duel, was adapted for radio and TV by the BBC, and shortlisted by the Crime Writers’ Association (U.K.) for the Nonfiction “Gold Dagger.” He is currently writing a book about crime in medieval Paris. He received a research fellowship from the American Council of Learned Societies (1996-1997) and the Weiss/Brown Award from The Newberry Library (2000).

On a chilly November night in 1407, Louis of Orleans was murdered by a band of masked men. from Calvin College in 1979, and his Ph.D. A riveting true story of murder and detection in 15th-century Paris, by one of the most brilliant medievalists of his generation. Jager previously taught at Columbia University. from Calvin College in 1979, and his Ph.D. He is a professor in the department of English at University of California, Los Angeles, received his B.A. The Book of the Heart (2000), and Blood Royal: A True Tale of Crime and. His other interests include classics, Saint Augustine, the history of the book, and literary theory. Eric Jager (born 27 April 1957) is an American literary critic and a specialist in medieval literature. The author of The Last Duel, Eric Jager (1957-Present) is a specialist in. His most recent book, The Last Duel, was adapted for radio and TV by the BBC, and shortlisted by the Crime Writers’ Association (U.K.) for the Nonfiction “Gold Dagger.” He is currently writing a book about c Eric Jager is Professor of English at UCLA, where he teaches medieval literature courses on Beowulf, Chaucer, the epic, and the romance. His other interests include classics, Saint Augustine, the history of the book, and literary theory. Eric Jager is Professor of English at UCLA, where he teaches medieval literature courses on Beowulf, Chaucer, the epic, and the romance.

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