Dr. Andrew Bennett

Professor

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Biography

Andrew Bennett is a Professor at the University of Bristol, focusing on British Romantic literature and twentieth-century contemporary Anglophone writing. His research has included significant work on notable authors such as William Wordsworth, John Keats, and Elizabeth Bowen, and themes related to poetics and literary theory. He is currently preparing a monograph entitled 'Reading Keats’s Letters: Epistolary Poetics' to be published by Cambridge University Press in 2026. Bennett has served as the editor for various influential publications including the 'Cambridge Companion to Kazuo Ishiguro' and 'Literature, Criticism, Theory' from Routledge, along with numerous other authored books addressing literary themes such as suicide and literary ignorance. He has been involved in supervising a range of research topics connected to Romantic literature, including Wordsworth's verse and 20th-century autobiographical writing, and welcomes prospective students interested in these areas.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2010-01-01 — Present

University of Bristol • Bristol, England

Teaching and researching British Romantic literature and contemporary Anglophone writing.

Requirements for University of Bristol

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:19
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:88
Prerequisites
Upper second-class MSci honours degree in physics or related discipline Or a relevant postgraduate MSc
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Specialization Notes

Department of Physics research themes include Astrophysics, Materials and Devices, Particle Physics, and Quantum and Soft Matter.