Professor Dr. Anne Stillman

Biography

Anne Stillman teaches Practical Criticism and literature from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, primarily focusing on poetry and Shakespeare. Her Part II courses include American Literature, Shakespeare Performance, Moralists, and the History and Theory of Literary Criticism, with a particular emphasis on reading aloud and collaborative performance. Her research interests encompass voice, verse form, lyric poetry, and performance, with a particular focus on the poetic drama of Samuel Beckett and Shakespeare. Additionally, she explores the intersections of philosophy and poetry, as well as the translation of French verse and urban pastoral themes in lyric poetry. Stillman also supervises graduate students who investigate topics related to Beckett, lyric poetry, and the comic body in works by T.S. Eliot and Edward Lear, among others.

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