About
Lynne Greenberg is a full-time Professor in the Department of English at Hunter College, CUNY, specializing in seventeenth-century English literature, particularly John Milton, and exploring intersections of law, politics, and material culture in early modern literature. She has been affiliated with Hunter since 2001.
- Ph.D., City University of New York Graduate Center (2001)
- J.D., The University of Chicago Law School
- B.A., Brown University
Her research focuses on John Milton, Early Modern law, and the interplay between legal frameworks and literary works. She also writes memoirs and creative non-fiction, blending personal narrative with literary analysis. Her memoir The Body Broken (2009) retells Milton’s Paradise Lost through a personal lens.
Professor Greenberg teaches undergraduate and graduate courses including John Milton, Seventeenth-Century Literature, and Law and Literature. She has contributed to publications analyzing Milton’s prose and poetry alongside early modern legal contexts.
Contact: lynne.greenberg@hunter.cuny.edu | Office: 68th Street West 1224 | Phone: (212) 772-5182
