According to Morton Bloomfield and Stephen Spector, medieval English literature differs from modern English literature not only in the way it sounds, but also in its presentation of humor and profanity.
At the time of this interview, Bloomfield, a trustee of the National Humanities Center, was professor of English at Harvard University. Spector, a Fellow at the Center (1985-86), was professor of English at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.
This edition of Soundings was conducted by Wayne J. Pond.
