American Literature

Faculty members researching in this area:

Permanent Postholders: Professor Ron Bush, Dr Michele Mendelssohn, and Dr Lloyd Pratt.

Research and college staff: Dr Tessa Roynon, Dr Tara Stubbs, Dr Bharat Tandon, and Dr Julie Taylor.

Our research:

Bush has published widely on Pound and Modernism. His published work on Pound’s poetics and his ongoing work on the Pisan Cantos, his co-editing with Elazar Barkan of a collection of essays on cultural property and national identity, and his extensive range of articles on Philip Roth, T.S.Eliot, Pound, Imagism, have made important interventions in American studies.

Between 2001 and 2006 Giles has published a trilogy of significant and influential books on American literature and transatlantic cultural relations, Atlantic Republic, Virtual Americas, and Transatlantic Insurrections, as well as a wide output of essays and articles.

Bayley’s work on Plath, and Raine’s work on T.S.Eliot also contribute to the Faculty’s strengths in American literature.

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Rothermere American Institute