Dr. James Doelman

Biography

James Doelman is an Associate Professor in the Department of English and Writing Studies at Western University. His research primarily focuses on manuscript poetry and prose from the early seventeenth century. His recent book, "Daring Muse: Early Stuart Funeral Elegy," examines the use of genre for political and satirical purposes. He is particularly interested in manuscript-based evidence, authorship attribution, and English semantics, especially within the political sphere of the period from 1600 to 1660. He maintains ongoing research interests in the poetry of George Herbert. In addition to his research, Doelman teaches courses on sixteenth and seventeenth-century literature, Poetics, as well as the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis.

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