Dr. Stefano Evangelista

Biography

Professor Stefano Evangelista is a Tutorial Fellow at Trinity College, University of Oxford, specializing in English comparative literature. His research explores connections between English literature, classical antiquity, visual culture, and sexuality, with a specific focus on the latter half of the nineteenth century and the early twentieth century. His monograph, 'British Aestheticism and Ancient Greece: Hellenism, Reception, and the Gods in Exile' (2009), highlights new interpretations of Ancient Greek culture by figures such as Walter Pater and Oscar Wilde. He has published multiple edited collections on the European reception of Wilde and the relationship between literature and sculpture during the fin de siècle. Professor Evangelista's current research priorities include literary cosmopolitanism, and he has received several fellowships, including the AHRC Fellowship and the British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship. He has organized exhibitions and led research projects investigating the impact of literary movements across borders, often in collaboration with international institutions. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in English literature, focusing on topics such as Decadence and literary responses to cosmopolitanism, while also advising doctoral students on comparative research projects.

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