Department of English

Congratulations to Claudia Johnson on the release of her new edition of Jane Austen's "The Beautiful Cassandra" Claudia L Johnson's edition of Jane Austen's The Beautifull Cassandra, which she wrote when she was about 12, has been released.
Pre-read to be distributed to entire University for first time ever “Speak Freely: Why Universities Must Defend Free Speech,” will be distributed
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Bread Loaf School of English in Oxford This year’s Bread Loaf fellows, Annabel Barry, Julia Mosby, and Lucina Schwartz, have been making the most of Oxford and its environs!
Summer Reads 2018: What are Princeton professors reading this summer? Diana Fuss, Simon Gikandi and four other Princeton professors talk about how the books on their shelves relate to their work and share what’s on their summer reading lists. We also have some movie recommendations.
Senior Thesis: Emma Watkins '18 - ‘Trailing Rhiannon’ English major, Emma Watkins, who graduated in June, combined her interests in folklore, feminist music theater and environmental studies to write a play about the mythical Welsh figure Rhiannon.
English Major, Rasheeda Saka, one of six Princeton students to join Mellon Mays Fellowship to diversify professoriate Class of 2020 members (from left to right) Kenji Cataldo, Rasheeda Saka, Jaylin Lugardo, Oluwatoyin Edogun and Matthew Oakland are among the six Princeton students named as 2018 Mellon Mays fellows. Yousef Elzalabany is not pictured.

Upcoming Events

Sep 19

Victorian Colloquium Fall Social

Yankee Doodle Tap Room, Nassau Inn

4: 30 PM to 6: 30 PM

Sep 20

Class of 2020 Information Session

4 McCosh Hall (outer entry door B)

4: 30 PM to 5: 30 PM

Sep 20

Class of 2019 Information Session

4 McCosh Hall (outer entry door B)

5: 30 PM to 6: 30 PM

Sep 25

Early Modern Workshop

12: 00 PM to 1: 15 PM

Sep 25

Theory Colloquium

010 East Pyne 4: 30 PM