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Andrew Mattison serves as Professor and Chair of the Department of English Language and Literature within the College of Arts and Letters at the University of Toledo. Holding a Ph.D. from Brandeis University, he specializes in Shakespeare, Milton, and Renaissance literary traditions while leading departmental administration. His scholarly profile demonstrates sustained engagement with sixteenth- and seventeenth-century English literature through publications and pedagogical innovation.
His academic credentials include:
- Ph.D., Brandeis University
Professor Mattison's research centers on Renaissance writing practices, particularly solitude, speechlessness, and the poetry-music relationship. He examines how early modern authors integrated musical concepts into literary forms, often demonstrated through his lecture-performances as a pianist. His work bridges literary analysis with musicology, exploring textual glossing, reading history, and reception studies across canonical and marginalized writers.
Publication trends from 2005-2023 reveal consistent contributions to Shakespearean and Miltonic scholarship, with increasing focus on interdisciplinary approaches. His monograph Solitude and Speechlessness (2019) exemplifies his innovative methodology, while recent articles examine textual scholarship in Antony and Cleopatra and Cowley's dream poetry. The recurring theme of "literary listening" connects his analyses of print culture and musical representation.
No formal scientific awards are documented in available sources, though his work appears in premier journals including Shakespeare Quarterly and Modern Philology.
Specific advisee information is unavailable in source materials. Grant activity appears limited per VIVO database records, which indicate no funded projects during 2015-2024. This may reflect incomplete database entries rather than actual funding absence, as his publication record suggests sustained research activity.
No dedicated laboratories or formal research teams are referenced; his scholarly work appears primarily individual though he maintains professional connections through organizations like the Shakespeare Association of America.
