Introduction
Welcome to the eleventh issue of The Oxford Polyglot
The year isn’t entirely new any more, but it’s still time to wish you well for 2022, wherever you are. Since the start of the academic year, there have been many highs and lows.
Baudelaire at the Westgate
A compulsive flâneur himself, Patrick McGuinness (St Anne's) gives us a revised extract from his new book.
Patrick McGuinness
A year abroad in Marseille
Might Marseille have been the best place to spend time in 2021? Read on...
Callum Whittle
From wasp nests to medieval manuscripts. A Day in the Life of a Rare Books Intern
Isabella Dobson (Merton) is a second-year student reading Spanish and Portuguese who has been enjoying her time working in the Bodleian.
Isabella Dobson
Diderot's 'Eléments de physiologie': an Atheist's Bible
Caroline Warman presents her recent book The Atheist’s Bible: Diderot and the 'Eléments de physiologie'
Professor Caroline Warman
Galician at Oxford: present and future
Did you know you can learn Galician at Oxford? Our current lecturer gives you a glimpse of her occupations
Vital Thoughts
Emanuela (‘Ela’) Tandello’s farewell lecture opens on to wider reflections about her legacy
Olmo Cazolari (Keble)
Faustian Redemption(s)
Charlie Louth recalls the valedictory lecture given by Ritchie Robertson, last Taylor Chair of German
Professor Charlie Louth
In Memoriam: Alain Viala
Alain Viala, whom many will remember as a remarkable teacher and researcher died this summer. Here are some of the tributes paid to him.