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Christopher Burlinson is a College Associate Professor in English at Jesus College, University of Cambridge, where he serves as Fellow, Admissions Tutor, and Director of Studies in English (Part I). He specializes in 16th and 17th century literature, with particular expertise in poetry and textual editing.
His educational background includes:
- BA, Cantab.
- MPhil, Cantab.
- PhD, Cantab.
Burlinson's research primarily focuses on early modern literature, especially poetry composition and transmission in 17th century Oxford University. He has extensive expertise in Richard Corbett's poetry and is completing an edition of Corbett's works. His scholarship also explores connections between literature and theology across historical periods, with recent work on the contemporary poet Geoffrey Hill. Burlinson has published widely on writers including Edmund Spenser, Ben Jonson, and Thomas More, with research interests spanning hands and handwriting, diplomatic letters, and patronage networks in early modern England.
His publications demonstrate consistent scholarly engagement with manuscript culture, textual transmission, and the relationship between university life and literary production during the Renaissance and early modern periods. These works reveal a methodological commitment to understanding texts within their material contexts and social networks.
Burlinson has been a Fellow at Jesus College since 2008. He teaches courses on English literature between 1500 and 1700, Shakespeare, Tragedy, and Practical Criticism, contributing significantly to undergraduate education in English at Cambridge.
His additional interests include cinema, the countryside, old buildings, and learning languages, reflecting a broad engagement with both historical and contemporary cultural forms.
