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Professor Richard McCabe is a Tutorial Fellow at Merton College, University of Oxford, specializing in English Language and Literature. He holds a Major Leverhulme Fellowship (2011-14) and is recognized for his scholarly contributions in areas such as satire, rhetoric, Puritan literature, and Anglo-Irish studies. McCabe's research particularly focuses on Renaissance and Restoration drama, as well as the intersection between Gaelic literature and the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods. He has lectured extensively on topics including Spenser, Utopian Literature, and Renaissance Drama, engaging both graduates and undergraduates in seminars and classes. He is a Fellow of the British Academy and has held academic positions at Brasenose College Oxford, Trinity College Dublin, and University College Dublin. His notable works include examinations of Edmund Spenser's political theories and their implications for literature and nationalism, positioning Spenser within the broader context of colonialism and Irish identity. He has published multiple essays and monographs that explore these themes, including 'Spenser's Monstrous Regiment: Elizabethan Ireland Poetics Difference' (2002).
Merton College, University of Oxford • Oxford, England
Teaching and supervising students in English Literature.
Brasenose College, University of Oxford • Oxford, England
Lectured on various subjects within English Literature.
Trinity College Dublin • Dublin, Ireland
Engaged in research and teaching activities.
University College Dublin • Dublin, Ireland
Focused on English Literature education and research.
Department of Politics and International Relations - Higher Level English requirement.