Simon Dickie

Simon Dickie is an Associate Professor at the University of Toronto, specializing in Book History, Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Literature, and The Novel. His research focuses on Early-Modern Comic Literature, Henry Fielding, and Religion and Blasphemy, 1660-1800.

• Hons. BA, University of Otago
• MA, Stanford University
• PhD, Stanford University

His work explores the intersection of humor, ethics, and cultural contexts in 18th-century British literature, including themes like gender dynamics, satirical critique, and literary deformity. He is currently researching Sporting with Sacred Things: Church, Bible, and Blasphemy in the Eighteenth Century.

Simon's publications span critical essays on picaresque novels, humor theory, and satirical poetry, with a focus on figures like Henry Fielding and Tobias Smollett. His research highlights the unsentimental and often controversial aspects of 18th-century comic literature.

He was awarded the Snow Prize (2012) for his scholarly contributions.

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