Matthew Augustine

Matthew Augustine serves as Senior Lecturer in the School of English at the University of St Andrews, specializing in the literature and culture of the English Civil Wars and Restoration period (c. 1603-1745). His expertise encompasses the long seventeenth century with particular focus on Andrew Marvell, John Milton, and John Dryden, alongside interdisciplinary interests in book history, rhetoric, and reception studies.

His academic foundation includes:

• Undergraduate studies in English, Rhetoric, and French at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
• PhD in English and American Literature from Washington University in St Louis (2010)
• Teaching experience at the University of Oregon's Clark Honors College (2010-2011)

Dr Augustine's research examines historical poetics, political discourse, and textual transmission in early modern England, with significant contributions to Marvell scholarship and Restoration literary culture. His work intersects with UN Sustainable Development Goals through cultural preservation and historical understanding of societal transformation.

Analysis of his recent publications reveals sustained engagement with Restoration periodization, Marvell's political interventions, and the interplay between literary form and historical contingency, particularly through examinations of sovereignty, providence, and transnational networks.

No major scientific awards or fellowships are documented in available sources.

He actively supervises postgraduate research and secured project funding through The Royal Society of Edinburgh's International Exchange Programme (2014), demonstrating ongoing scholarly leadership and international collaboration.

Current research activities focus on Marvell's legacy, Restoration literary networks, and the cultural dynamics of seventeenth-century England without indication of dedicated laboratory facilities.