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Dr Oli Hazzard has published a debut novel consisting of a single sentence
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William Wordsworth and Seamus Heaney
Dr Peter Mackay has written a new study of the influence of William Wordsworth’s poetry on Seamus Heaney.
Biography of George Berkeley
Dr Tom Jones to discuss his new biography of George Berkeley published by Princeton University Press
New literary life of Andrew Marvell
Dr Matthew Augustine has written a new literary life of the poet Andrew Marvell, now recognised as the most important 17th-century poet after John Milton.
New essays on Jane Austen
A new collection by (the late) Nora Bartlett celebrating a lifetime’s engagement with Jane Austen is published by Open Book
Major Research Fellowship for Rhiannon Purdie
Prof Rhiannon Purdie has been awarded a Major Research Fellowship from the Leverhulme Trust to write a history of medieval Scots literature.
Ross Roy Medal for alumnus Paul Malgrati
Dr Paul Malgrati was awarded the Ross Roy medal for this year’s best PhD thesis in the field of Scottish Literature
Devouring Men: Food, Masculinity and Power
Interdisciplinary virtual conference exploring the complex relationship between food, masculinity and power
Renaissance Academic Drama and the Popular Stage
Virtual conference exploring connections in early modern drama
New Novel by Lesley Glaister
Congratulations to Lesley Glaister on the publication of her new novel, Blasted Things, with Sandstone Press