Emma J. Smith
Encyclopedia
Dr Emma J. Smith is a lecturer in English
at the University of Oxford
, and a fellow of Hertford College
. She has published widely on Shakespeare and on other early modern dramatists, and has recently completed The Cambridge Introduction to Shakespeare.
English literature
English literature is the literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by writers not necessarily from England; for example, Robert Burns was Scottish, James Joyce was Irish, Joseph Conrad was Polish, Dylan Thomas was Welsh, Edgar Allan Poe was American, J....
at the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
, and a fellow of Hertford College
Hertford College, Oxford
Hertford College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It is located in Catte Street, directly opposite the main entrance of the original Bodleian Library. As of 2006, the college had a financial endowment of £52m. There are 612 students , plus various visiting...
. She has published widely on Shakespeare and on other early modern dramatists, and has recently completed The Cambridge Introduction to Shakespeare.
Selected publications
- Shakespeare's Comedies: A Guide to Criticism (Blackwell Guides to Criticism) (2003)
- Shakespeare's Histories: A Guide to Criticism (Blackwell Guides to Criticism) (2003)
- Shakespeare's Tragedies: A Guide to Criticism (Blackwell Guides to Criticism) (2003)
External links
- Emma Smith's websites a and b
- Oxford University Department for Continuing Education
- Literature Compass