New essay collection from Dr James Purdon
Dr James Purdon publishes a collection of essays focusing on early 20th century literary history.
School news
Saltire Poetry Awards
School wins prestigious Saltire recognition
Top of the class
Ranking success for English at St Andrews
James D. Forbes collecting prize
Paul Thompson selected as the 2021 winner of James D. Forbes book collecting prize
Lorem Ipsum
Dr Oli Hazzard has published a debut novel consisting of a single sentence
William Wordsworth and Seamus Heaney
Dr Peter Mackay has written a new study of the influence of William Wordsworth’s poetry on Seamus Heaney.
Biography of George Berkeley
Dr Tom Jones to discuss his new biography of George Berkeley published by Princeton University Press
New literary life of Andrew Marvell
Dr Matthew Augustine has written a new literary life of the poet Andrew Marvell, now recognised as the most important 17th-century poet after John Milton.
New essays on Jane Austen
A new collection by (the late) Nora Bartlett celebrating a lifetime’s engagement with Jane Austen is published by Open Book
Major Research Fellowship for Rhiannon Purdie
Prof Rhiannon Purdie has been awarded a Major Research Fellowship from the Leverhulme Trust to write a history of medieval Scots literature.