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Dr Elizabeth Solopova is a Research Fellow at the Faculty of English Language & Literature and New College, University of Oxford, and a Lecturer in English Literature at Christ Church. Her research focuses on Old and Middle English literature, book history, manuscript studies, historical linguistics, and poetics, with a particular emphasis on the Wycliffite Bible and its textual tradition. She leads major projects such as the AHRC-funded 'Towards a New Edition of the Wycliffite Bible' and co-edits critical works on medieval translation debates.
Her work explores translation theory, vernacularisation processes, and the socio-cultural context of biblical transmission. She has pioneered digital methodologies for editing complex medieval texts, resulting in an online edition accessible at wycliffite-bible.english.ox.ac.uk. Her research also examines liturgical manuscripts like the Old Testament Lectionary and engages with debates about vernacular Bible translation in late medieval England.
Key Projects
- AHRC-funded Wycliffite Bible Edition Project (2016-2019)
- Old Testament Lectionary Editing (2017-2018)
- Medieval Translation Debates (2018-2019)
Publications
Her outputs include edited volumes on Wycliffite studies, foundational chapters in The Wycliffite Bible: Origin, History and Interpretation, and articles analyzing dialectal variations and manuscript traditions. She also organized scholarly events like the 2019 'Translation Theory and Practice in the Later Middle Ages' workshop.
Teaching
At Christ Church, she teaches English Literature, integrating primary sources and digital tools to enhance student engagement with medieval texts.
