Sam Fallon

Sam Fallon is an Associate Professor of English at the State University of New York at Geneseo, specializing in early modern literature. His research explores persona construction, literary culture, and textual identity in Elizabethan England. Fallon's work bridges Renaissance poetry, drama, and theology, with a particular focus on authors like Shakespeare, Milton, and Anne Bradstreet. He is the author of Paper Monsters: Persona and Literary Culture in Elizabethan England (UPenn Press, 2019), which examines how textual personas shaped early modern literary identity.

His current project investigates literary character and the discourse of 'personation' in early modern texts. Fallon has published widely on topics including Milton's theology, Shakespearean character development, and the history of reading practices in the English Renaissance. He teaches courses in Renaissance literature and literary theory at Geneseo, located in the Department of English and Creative Writing.

His scholarship engages interdisciplinary approaches to literature, combining close reading with historical context and theoretical frameworks. Fallon's recent work addresses intersections between form and identity in early modern texts, with articles appearing in venues ranging from book reviews to specialized literary journals.