Michael O'Neill (academic)
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Michael O'Neill is an English poet, and academic, specialising in the Romantic
period and post-war poetry.
, O'Neill has lectured at Durham University
since 1979, now holding the title of Professor. He is currently on the editorial boards of four journals, Romanticism
, Romanticism on the Net, the Keats-Shelley Review and The Wordsworth Circle
, as well as being a Fellow of the English Association
and on the editorial board of the academic website Romantic Circles
.
), which explores the influence of Romantic poetry on poets from Yeats to Roy Fisher.
One of his particular fields of expertise is the work of Percy Bysshe Shelley
, about whom he has published several books, chapters and journal articles, as well as writing Shelley's entry in the Dictionary of National Biography
.
In addition, he has edited and co-edited several important works on Romantic and post-Romantic literature and poetry, including Romantic Poetry: An Annotated Anthology (Blackwell
, 2007), A Routledge Literary Sourcebook on the Poems of W. B. Yeats (Routledge
, 2004), Percy Bysshe Shelley: The Major Works, Including Poetry, Prose and Drama (Oxford University Press, 2003) and Literature of the Romantic Period: A Bibliographical Guide (Clarendon Press, 1998).
He is the general editor of Blackwell
's Guide to Criticism series, for which he is currently composing a volume on modernist poetry. He also co-founded Poetry Durham, which he edited between 1982 and 1994.
in 1983 and a Cholmondeley Award
from the Society of Authors
in 1990. He is best known for his collection The Stripped Bed (1990).
Romanticism
Romanticism was an artistic, literary and intellectual movement that originated in the second half of the 18th century in Europe, and gained strength in reaction to the Industrial Revolution...
period and post-war poetry.
Academic career
A graduate of Exeter College, OxfordExeter College, Oxford
Exeter College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England and the fourth oldest college of the University. The main entrance is on the east side of Turl Street...
, O'Neill has lectured at Durham University
Durham University
The University of Durham, commonly known as Durham University, is a university in Durham, England. It was founded by Act of Parliament in 1832 and granted a Royal Charter in 1837...
since 1979, now holding the title of Professor. He is currently on the editorial boards of four journals, Romanticism
Romanticism (journal)
Romanticism is a triannual peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to Romantic studies, focusing on the period 1750-1850. It was established in 1995 and is published by Edinburgh University Press....
, Romanticism on the Net, the Keats-Shelley Review and The Wordsworth Circle
The Wordsworth Circle
The Wordsworth Circle is an academic journal dedicated to the study of English literature, culture, and society during the Romantic period. It is published quarterly, with every fourth issue being an annual literature review. Although its focus is on literature, it also includes articles on...
, as well as being a Fellow of the English Association
English Association
The English Association is a British association dedicated to furthering the study of English language and literature in schools, higher education institutes and amongst the public in general....
and on the editorial board of the academic website Romantic Circles
Romantic Circles
Romantic Circles is an academic peer-reviewed website dedicated to the study of Romantic literature and culture, featuring online editions of many texts of the Romantic era, as well as essays devoted to Romantic literature, culture, and theory...
.
Publications
His most significant publications have been on the topic of Romantic literature, of which his most notable single-authored academic works are his 1997 book Romanticism and the Self-Conscious Poem and his 2007 book The All-Sustaining Air (Oxford University PressOxford University Press
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), which explores the influence of Romantic poetry on poets from Yeats to Roy Fisher.
One of his particular fields of expertise is the work of Percy Bysshe Shelley
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Percy Bysshe Shelley was one of the major English Romantic poets and is critically regarded as among the finest lyric poets in the English language. Shelley was famous for his association with John Keats and Lord Byron...
, about whom he has published several books, chapters and journal articles, as well as writing Shelley's entry in the Dictionary of National Biography
Dictionary of National Biography
The Dictionary of National Biography is a standard work of reference on notable figures from British history, published from 1885...
.
In addition, he has edited and co-edited several important works on Romantic and post-Romantic literature and poetry, including Romantic Poetry: An Annotated Anthology (Blackwell
Blackwell Publishing
Wiley-Blackwell is the international scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons. It was formed by the merger of John Wiley's Global Scientific, Technical, and Medical business with Blackwell Publishing, after Wiley took over Blackwell Publishing in...
, 2007), A Routledge Literary Sourcebook on the Poems of W. B. Yeats (Routledge
Routledge
Routledge is a British publishing house which has operated under a succession of company names and latterly as an academic imprint. Its origins may be traced back to the 19th-century London bookseller George Routledge...
, 2004), Percy Bysshe Shelley: The Major Works, Including Poetry, Prose and Drama (Oxford University Press, 2003) and Literature of the Romantic Period: A Bibliographical Guide (Clarendon Press, 1998).
He is the general editor of Blackwell
Blackwell Publishing
Wiley-Blackwell is the international scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons. It was formed by the merger of John Wiley's Global Scientific, Technical, and Medical business with Blackwell Publishing, after Wiley took over Blackwell Publishing in...
's Guide to Criticism series, for which he is currently composing a volume on modernist poetry. He also co-founded Poetry Durham, which he edited between 1982 and 1994.
Poetry
In addition to his academic career, O'Neill is an award-winning published poet, having been awarded an Eric Gregory AwardEric Gregory Award
The Eric Gregory Award is given by the Society of Authors to British poets under 30 on submission. The awards are up to a sum value of £24000 annually....
in 1983 and a Cholmondeley Award
Cholmondeley Award
The Cholmondeley Award is an annual award for poetry given by the Society of Authors in the United Kingdom. Awards honour distinguished poets, from a fund endowed by the late Dowager Marchioness of Cholmondeley in 1966...
from the Society of Authors
Society of Authors
The Society of Authors is a trade union for professional writers that was founded in 1884 to protect the rights of writers and fight to retain those rights .It has counted amongst its members and presidents numerous notable writers and poets including Tennyson The Society of Authors (UK) is a...
in 1990. He is best known for his collection The Stripped Bed (1990).
Academic
- Percy Bysshe Shelley: A Literary Life (Basingstoke: MacmillanMacmillan PublishersMacmillan Publishers Ltd, also known as The Macmillan Group, is a privately held international publishing company owned by Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group. It has offices in 41 countries worldwide and operates in more than thirty others.-History:...
, 1989) - Auden, MacNeice, Spender: The Thirties Poetry, with Gareth Reeves (Basingstoke: MacMillan, 1989)
- Romanticism and the Self-Conscious Poem (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1997)
- The All-Sustaining Air: Romantic Legacies and Renewals in British, American, and Irish Poetry since 1900 (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007)
- Dante Rediscovered: From Blake to Rodin, with S. Hebron and D. Bindman (Grasmere: The Wordsworth Trust, 2007)
Edited anthologies
- The 'Defence of Poetry' Fair Copies (New York: Garland, 1994)
- Fair-Copy Manuscripts of Shelley's Poems in European and American Libraries, with D. H. Reiman (New York: Garland, 1997)
- A Routledge Literary Sourcebook on the Poems of W.B. Yeats (London: Routledge, 2004)
Edited collections
- Keats: Bicentenary Readings (Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1997)
- Literature of the Romantic Period: A Bibliographical Guide (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1998)
Journal articles
- O'Neill, M. 2007. '"Driven as in Surges": Texture and Voice in Romantic Poetry'. The Wordsworth Circle 38(3): 91–93. (Additional information)
- O'Neill, M. 2007. '"The Tremble from It Is Spreading": A Reading of Wordsworth's "Ode: Intimations of Immortality"'. The Charles Lamb Bulletin new series 139(July 2007): 74–90.
- O'Neill, Michael. 2007. 'Inspiration Is Inspiration': In Memory of Robert Woof and Jonathan Wordsworth. European Romantic Review 18(2): 283–297. (Additional information)
- O'Neill, M. 2006. A Magic Voice and Verse: Byron's Approaches to the Ode: 1814–1816. The Byron Journal 34(2): 101–114. (Additional information)
- O'Neill, M. 2006. Fashioned from His Opposite: Yeats, Dante and Shelley. Journal of Anglo-Italian Studies (8): 149–171.
- O'Neill, M. 2006. The Burden of Ourselves: Arnold as a Post-Romantic Poet. The Yearbook of English Studies 36(2): 111–127.
- O'Neill, M. 2005. The Gleam of Those Words: Coleridge and Shelley. Keats-Shelley Review (19): 76–96.
- O'Neill, M 2004. ‘Adonais and Poetic Power’. The Wordsworth Circle 35(2): pp. 50–7. (Additional information) (View publication online)
- O'Neill, M. 2004. 'Only What Might Have Been': Lamb and Illusion. The Charles Lamb Bulletin (128): 96–107.
- O'Neill, M. 2002. 'The Whole Mechanism of the Drama': Shelley's Translation of the Symposium. Keats-Shelley Review (18): 51–67.