Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Word of the day: Festschrift

The word of the day is Festschrift:

volume of articles, essays, etc., contributed by many authors in honor of colleague, usually published on the occasion of retirement, an important anniversary, or the like.

(http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/festschrift)


"Nearly twenty years ago, while still a graduate student in English at the University of Chicago, I was invited to contribute to a Festschrift for my father. The looming occasion was his 40th year as an English professor at Amherst College."

 - Will Pritchard, "A tender coincidence", Winter 2016 The University of Chicago Magazine

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