Brooke Di Lauro

Brooke Di Lauro is a Professor in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at the University of Mary Washington (UMW). She holds office hours in Combs Hall, Room 224, and can be reached at bdilauro@umw.edu or 540-654-1988.

• B.A. in French, German, and Comparative Literature, University of Pennsylvania
• M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D. in French Literature, Yale University

Her research focuses on early modern poetry, with a specialization in Maurice Scève’s Renaissance-era work and its exploration of Eros and Thanatos. Additional interests include 19th-century French literature, comparative literature (particularly the interplay between French and German Romanticism), and the relationship between literature and visual arts. Publications span interdisciplinary journals like Emblematica and edited volumes on popular culture and medieval material studies.