Professor John Haffenden FBA

Literary biography and criticism, especially 20th century British and American poetry; biographies of John Berryman and William Empson, editions of poetry and prose by Empson.
Fellow type
UK Emeritus Fellow
Year elected
2007
Subjects
Literature

Current post

Research Professor in English Literature, The University of Sheffield

Past appointments

The University of Sheffield Research Professor in English Literature, University of Sheffield

1994 -

The University of Sheffield Research Professor in English Literature, University of Sheffield

1994 -

Publications

Complete Poems of William Empson 2000

William Empson: Among the Mandarins 2005

William Empson: Against the Christians 2006

Selected Letters of William Empson 2006

Other Fellows of the British Academy

Professor Sharon Monteith FBA

American literature, history and culture encompassing film, media and memory, with particular focus on activism and social justice in the U.S. South, the civil rights movement and African American freedom struggle

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Professor Leslie Hill FBA

French Language and Literature Critical and Cultural Theory - Modern Languages Textual Studies Film and Media History Philosophy

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Professor Clive Scott FBA

French, English and Comparative Literature

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