Song Tan is a PhD candidate at the Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society. He works on adaptations of classical works in the Middle Ages.

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Research

Song's PhD thesis focuses on the representation of the classical world in Bede's and Alcuin's works and the Old English adaptation of Orosius's Historiae. In particular, he examines how universal history was modified and thus instrumentalised to channel certain political or intellectual preoccupations.

Grants and awards

Hunan University SIT-Undergraduate Innovative Program Award (2016)
Shengshijing International Exchange Scholarship (2018)
Nanjing University Postgraduate Academic Award (2019)
CSC-Leiden University Scholarship (2021)

Curriculum Vitae

Oct 2021 – Present
Leiden University (PhD Candidate)
Sep. 2018 - Jun 2021
Nanjing University (Master)
Sep. 2014 - Jun 2018
Hunan University (Bachelor)

Selected publications

I. Scholarly Publication:
(1) “The Portrayal of King Cynewulf in the Entry for 755 in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle,” ANQ, Vol.37 (2), 2024, 176-181. https:⁠/⁠/doi.org/10.1080/0895769X.2022.2103787 (A&HCI, peer-reviewed)
(2) “Evil Traitors: The Representation of Disloyalty in the Old English Orosius,” in Giuliano Marmora, et al., eds., Il bene e il male nella filologia germanica, (Forthcoming), Milan: Ledizioni. (Book chapter, peer-reviewed)
(3) “War-craft: Surprise Attacks and Military Ethics in the Old English Orosius,” (Forthcoming), Viator: Medieval and Renaissance Studies. (A&HCI, peer-reviewed)

II. Popular Output:
(1) Tan, S. ‘Op Romereis’ met Alfred de Grote in de vroege Middeleeuwen, Leiden Medievalist Blog (September 02, 2022), https:⁠/⁠/www⁠.leidenmedievalistsblog.nl/articles/op-romereis-met-alfred-de-grote-in-de-vroege-middeleeuwen