About
Professor Richard McCabe is a Professor of English Language and Literature and Tutorial Fellow at Merton College, University of Oxford. He holds a Leverhulme Fellowship (2011-14) to study literary patronage in the Early Modern period and is a Fellow of the British Academy. His research focuses on Spenser, colonialism in literature, Renaissance drama, and Anglo-Irish studies. He has held positions at Brasenose College Oxford, Trinity College Dublin, and University College Dublin.
Education and Academic Journey:
- Draper's Research Fellow at Pembroke College Cambridge
- Lecturer at University College Dublin
- Fellow of Trinity College Dublin
Research emphasizes Spenser's Irish context, linguistic colonialism, and the intersection of poetry with political and colonial dynamics. Notable monographs include Spenser's Monstrous Regiment (2002) and edited works like Edmund Spenser: The Shorter Poems (1999). His work bridges literary analysis with historical and cultural critiques of colonialism and identity.
Awards include the British Academy Readership (1999-2001) and Leverhulme Fellowship. His teaching spans Spenser, utopian literature, and Renaissance drama at both graduate and undergraduate levels. Supervision includes Early Modern Masters and DPhil students.
Labs/Teams: Active in interdisciplinary research networks, particularly those analyzing Early Modern literature and colonialism.
