Dr. Melinda Rabb

Biography

Melinda Rabb is a Professor at Brown University specializing in English literature of the long eighteenth century, focusing on the interplay between literature, culture, and cognition. She has published significant works, including 'Satire Secrecy: English Literature 1650-1750' and 'Miniature English Imagination: Literature, Cognition, Small-Scale Culture 1650-1765'. Her research interests encompass a range of topics including satire, secret histories, novel writing, and the representation of war trauma in literature. She has edited collections and published articles in prominent journals such as ELH and Eighteenth-Century Studies. Furthermore, her educational background includes a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania and extensive fellowships, showcasing her commitment to academic excellence. She has received numerous awards, including the prestigious Clifford Prize from the American Association for Eighteenth-Century Studies. Her current research projects investigate themes of embodiment and the impacts of the English Civil War on literature, aiming to understand how trauma and material culture influence narrative forms. Notably, her recent work has contributed to a deeper comprehension of how small-scale objects and texts interacted during the eighteenth century.

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