Michael Kuczynski

Michael Kuczynski is the Pierce Butler Chair and Professor of English at Tulane University. He holds a PhD in American Literature from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (1987), an MA in English (1981), and a BA in English from St. Joseph's University (1979).

• PhD, American Literature, University of North Carolina, 1987
• MA, English, University of North Carolina, 1981
• BA, English, St. Joseph's University, 1979

His research focuses on Middle English literature (especially Chaucer), exploring intersections between religion and literature in medieval and early modern England, and the relationship between poetry and visual arts. He has extensively published on medieval manuscripts, early modern book history, and 19th-century antiquarianism.

Analysis of his 15 most recent publications reveals a thematic emphasis on medieval biblical scholarship, manuscript studies, and Wycliffite traditions. Key sub-fields include Chaucerian influences, Wycliffite Bible versions, penitential psalm interpretations, and interdisciplinary manuscript analysis.