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Professor Marion Turner specializes in English literature, focusing primarily on Chaucer and late-medieval literature. Her major biography, 'Chaucer: European Life', was published by Princeton University Press in April 2019 and has received several accolades including the British Academy Rose Mary Crawshay Prize. She is also the author of 'The Wife of Bath: A Biography', released in early 2023, which reexamines the character Alison in the context of medieval and modern literature. In addition to her biographical work, Turner has published widely on medieval authors and topics including Thomas Hoccleve and medieval illness narratives. She is an elected Trustee of the New Chaucer Society and has garnered external funding for her research, including a Leverhulme Research Fellowship. Turner frequently speaks at literary festivals and contributes to radio and TV discussions related to her work. She teaches various undergraduate and graduate courses, and supervises dissertations on a range of topics related to medieval literature.
Department of Politics and International Relations - Higher Level English requirement.