Nagy, Andrea
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Gender: F
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Place of Birth (Country): Romania
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Office Phone Number: +36 1 483 2885
Doctoral Studies
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MA Studies
Year of Obtaining the MA Degree: 1998
Discipline(s): English language and literature
Issuing Institution: Eötvös Loránd University
Further Studies and Qualifications
| Institution | Qualification | Year of Obtaining the Qualification |
| Eötvös Loránd University | certified translator | 2009 |
Employment
Current Employer: Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary
Faculty: Faculty of Humanities
Institute: Institute of English Studies
Department: Department of English Linguistics
Current Position(s): assistant lecturer
Previous Employer: Pázmány Péter Catholic University
Previous Position Held: aasistant lecturer
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Areas of Research and Teaching
Old English language and literature
history of the English language
introduction to linguistics
phonetics
language practice
Membership in Research Groups and Projects
Educational Functions, Curriculum Development and Other
Teaching-Related Activities
| Period | Function or Activity |
Language Skills
| Language | Level and Kind of Proficiency |
| English | advanced |
| Romanian | advanced |
| Spanish | intermediate |
Honours, Distinctions, and Prizes
| Name of Distinction | Issuing Institution | Year of Issuing |
| Babits Mihály translators’ scholarship | Magyar Könyv Alapítvány | 2007 |
| Lynne Grundy Memorial Trust Award | Lynne Grundy Memorial Trust | 2007, 2008 |
Membership in Academic Societies
| Name of Organization | Function (if any) |
| HUSSE (and ESSE) | member |
| SELIM (Spanish Society for Mediaeval English Language and Literature) | member |
| Medieval Academy of America | member |
Guest Professorships and Research Fellowships in Foreign
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Promotorship in Doctoral Studies
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List of Publications
Monographs
Women’s Voice in Old English Poetry: A Reading of Wulf and Eadwacer and The Wife’s Lament. VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 2008.
Edited Books and Journals
Pődör, Dóra, Andrea Nagy and Tamás Füzessy, eds. J. R. R. Tolkien: Fantázia és erkölcs. Jubileumi tanulmánykötet. Budapest: Magyar Tolkien Társaság, 2012.
Chapters in Books
Articles in Academic Reviews (Printed and Electronic)
“The Geography of Alterity: The Role of Water in the Old English Elegies.” University of Bucharest Review. A Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies 9.2 (2007): 88-92.
Conference Proceedings (Printed and Electronic)
“The Wanderer and The Wife’s Lament: A Comparison of Motifs.” HUSSE Papers 2003. Proceedings of the 6th Biennial Conference of the Hungarian Society for the Study of English. Ed. Tamás Bényei, Donald E. Morse, Péter Szaffkó and Zsolt Virágos. Debrecen: University of Debrecen, 2004. 74-79.
“The Theme of Exile in the Old English Elegies.” (Ex)Patriation. Conference Proceedings. Ed. Adina Ciugureanu, Ludmila Martanovschi, and Nicoleta Stanca. Constanta: Ovidius University Press, 2008. 123-128.
Book Reviews
Translations
Gilman, Charlotte Perkins. “The Yellow Wallpaper.” Trans. Andrea Nagy. Jelenlét 17 (1997): 22-30.
Leavitt, David. “Aliens.” Trans. Andrea Nagy. Portus I (December 1998): 9-18.
“The Dream of the Rood.” Trans. Kata Ágnes Miklós and Andrea Nagy. Prae 2002/1-2: 159-162.
“The Wife’s Lament.” Trans. Kata Ágnes Miklós and Andrea Nagy. A tavaszidő édessége: Válogatás a középkor nyugat-európai szerelmi költészetéből. Ed. Bánki Éva. Budapest: Kairosz Kiadó, 2004. 499-500.
“Wulf and Eadwacer.” Trans. Kata Ágnes Miklós and Andrea Nagy. Kinek teszel milyen hitet: Ünnepi kötet Géher István 70. születésnapjára. Ed. Pikli Natália. ELTE Papers in English Studies. Budapest: Anglisztika Tanszék, Angol-Amerikai Intézet, ELTE BTK, 2010. 99.
Creative Writing
Films and Multimedia (Digital Textbooks, Multimedia Creations etc.)
Discography
Organisation of Conferences
J. R. R. Tolkien: Fantasy and Morality. 4th Tolkien Conference. Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary, Budapest. 14-16 August 2012.
Academic and public Appearances (Live and Electronic)
“Separation and Longing in Old English Poetry.” 4th Conference of the Hungarian Society for the Study of English (HUSSE 4), ELTE, Budapest, Hungary, 1999.
“Sexuality in Old English Poetry.” 2nd International Conference of PhD Students, University of Miskolc, Hungary, 1999.
“Women in Old English Secular Poetry.” International Medieval Congress, Leeds, UK, 2000.
“Motifs and Patterns in Beowulf’s Three Fights.” 2nd International Conference of PhD-students, University of Szeged, Hungary, 2000.
“Problems in Translating Old English Poetry.” HUSSE 5, Eger, Hungary, 2001.
“The Wanderer and The Wife’s Lament: A Textual Comparison of Motifs.” HUSSE 6, Debrecen, Hungary, 2003.
“The Role of Water in the Old English Elegies.” The Annual Conference of the English Department, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania, 2007.
“The Theme of Exile in the Old English Elegies.” Conference on (Ex)Patriation, Ovidius University, Constanta, Romania, 2007.
“The Violent Victim: Parallels and Contrasts in Cynewulf’s Juliana.” 19th Conference of the Spanish Society for Medieval English Language and Literature, Universidad de Castilla – La Mancha, Almagro, Spain, 2007.
“Re-creating a Tradition: Translating Old English Alliterative Poetry into Hungarian.” (With Kata Ágnes Miklós.) 43rd International Conference on Medieval Studies, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 2008.
“The Role of Violence in Representing Women in Old English Poetry.” ELTE SEAS PhD Conference, Budapest, Hungary, 2008.
“Representing the Victim in Old English Poetry.” HUSSE 9, University of Pécs, Hungary, 2009.
“Durability and Transience in Translating Old English Alliterative Poetry into Hungarian.” 11th Annual Conference of the English Department, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania, 2009.
“The Problems of Translating Beowulf into Hungarian.” 21st Conference of the Spanish Society for Medieval English Language and Literature, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain, 2009.
“Arwen as Peace-weaver.” 4th Tolkien Conference. Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary, Budapest, Hungary, 2012.
“Female Vengeance in Old English Poetry.” Female Fury and the Masculine Spirit of Vengeance: Revenge and Gender from Classical to Early Modern Literature. University of Bristol, UK, 2012.
“‘Ne bi? swylc cwenlic ?eaw’: Understanding Modthryth.” 24th Conference of the Spanish Society for Medieval English Language and Literature, University of Salamanca, Spain, 2012.
