This doctoral project aims to produce a revisionist, genre-theoretical history of the eighteenth-century ode in Britain. Promoting an inclusive, quantitative as well as qualitative examination of canonic and non-canonic authors’ productions, the project ...read more
In this project the status of literary artifacts in Edward Said’s theory and reading practice and his correlating conceptualization of agency is investigated. Previous scholars have identified an irreconcilable tension in Said’s ...read more
My dissertation explores the functions of chiasmus in Henry James's works. Focusing on The Portrait of a Lady (1880-81/1908), I will argue that James uses chiasmus at phrase level to ...read more
This PhD project has focused on a group of sketches, which were popular throughout Europe around 1840. The sketches, bearing titles like "les Français peints par eux-mêmes" and "Los Españoles ...read more
Ancient antiquarianism has been identified as a major source of inspiration for the development of modern historiographical practice from the Renaissance onwards. Yet it remains seriously understudied, in particular for ...read more
In recent years, scholarship has re-emphasised the importance of understanding Byzantine historiography as literature. Important as this is, it suggest that modern concepts, such as authorship, can be applied to ...read more