Literary historian Martin Puchner’s journey with languages started early and unexpectedly: a series of seemingly unconnected events led to his discovery that he was the last speaker of an almost forgotten medieval language, Rotwelsch. In his research into what this language was — where it came from, who spoke it, and why — Puchner was forced to confront the good and the bad in his own family’s history and how he would choose to inherit the Rotwelsch legacy.
Beyond the Lecture: Martin Puchner
Literary historian Martin Puchner confronts his family history through a nearly forgotten medieval language.
Published 2 Apr 2019
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