Professor Dr. Fiona Stafford

Biography

Fiona Stafford is a Tutorial Fellow at Somerville College, University of Oxford, specializing in English Language and Literature. Her research is deeply rooted in the Romantic period and has branched into various directions, including the legacies of Romantic literature and its connections to contemporary Scottish and Irish writings. She is the author of numerous works, including 'Sublime Savage,' which explores the creative translations of James Macpherson's 'Poems of Ossian.' Stafford has published widely on Romantic period writers such as Austen, Burns, Byron, and Wordsworth, tracing the connections between their literary representations and the natural world. Her commitment to exploring the relationship between literature and the environment is evident in her fieldwork, which informs her writing about trees, flowers, and coastal regions. Stafford has also edited several works, including volumes for Penguin and Oxford World’s Classics. Her recent essays contribute to the discourse on Romanticism and its relevance to contemporary environmental considerations, emphasizing the importance of place and nature in literature.

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