A page from Porden's journal, showing historical research for her epic, Coeur de Lion
I began my career in literary studies with an interest in British Romanticism, looking at the surprising popularity of the epic in the Romantic age (1780-1830) and the strategies adopted by women poets to participate in this conventionally masculine form. My first monograph focused on these questions, while my second book, The History of the Epic, widened the lens to take in the long history of the genre from Homer to Hollywood.
My research into British Romantic women's writing and the epic form has led to an abiding interest in Romantic poets Anna Seward and Eleanor Anne Porden. Most recently, I have focused my research on Porden, whose poetry is situated at the intersections of literature, science, history, and gender: I am currently completing a monograph on her life and work. My essays on Porden have appeared in Nineteenth-Century Contexts, Women's Writing, and ISLE: Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment.
To view my publications, visit my pages at Academia.edu or ResearchGate.
My research into British Romantic women's writing and the epic form has led to an abiding interest in Romantic poets Anna Seward and Eleanor Anne Porden. Most recently, I have focused my research on Porden, whose poetry is situated at the intersections of literature, science, history, and gender: I am currently completing a monograph on her life and work. My essays on Porden have appeared in Nineteenth-Century Contexts, Women's Writing, and ISLE: Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment.
To view my publications, visit my pages at Academia.edu or ResearchGate.