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David Loewenstein is the Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of English and the Humanities at Pennsylvania State University, serving as Assistant Director of Graduate Studies (Spring 2025). He specializes in early modern English literature and culture, with particular focus on Milton, book history, and the intersections of literature with politics and religion.
Education:
- Ph.D., University of Virginia
- Visiting Ph.D. Research Student, Clare Hall, University of Cambridge
- M.A., University of Virginia
- B.A., Oberlin College
Research Interests: His work explores early modern literature through lenses of heresy, nationalism, tyranny, and classical influences. He emphasizes book history, Renaissance intellectual history, and the relationship between literature and historical events. Recent projects include studies on Milton’s political thought and Shakespearean religion.
Awards & Fellowships:
- Guggenheim Fellowship
- National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship
- American Philosophical Society Fellowship
- Milton Society of America’s James Holly Hanford Award (twice)
- Two Irene Samuel Memorial Awards
- Honored Scholar of the Milton Society of America
Advancing Knowledge: He has edited major scholarly editions of Milton’s works and co-authored/co-edited over 10 books. Current projects include Tyrannical Powers: Contesting Freedom and Tyranny in the Age of Milton and Sacred Violence in Early Modern English Literature. His research has been supported by fellowships at the Folger Library, Newberry Library, and Churchill College, Cambridge.
