Robert DeMaria

Dr. Robert DeMaria Jr. is the Henry Noble MacCracken Professor of English at Vassar College, where he has taught since 1975. A leading scholar of eighteenth-century British literature, he specializes in Samuel Johnson studies and the history of the book.

Editorial Leadership: General editor of the 23-volume Yale Edition of the Works of Samuel Johnson (1958-2018) and editor of the Johnsonian News Letter since 2002.

Research Areas: His work examines the classical tradition in British literature, lexicography, and textual scholarship. Recent publications include critical anthologies and studies of Johnson's writings.

Honors:

• National Endowment for the Humanities Grant
• Harvard Houghton Library Fellowship