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Professor Fiona Stafford is a Professor of English Language and Literature at the University of Oxford and Tutorial Fellow at Somerville College. Her research focuses on Romantic-period literature, environmental writing, and the intersections of literature with place, nature, and visual arts. She has authored influential books like The Long, Long Life of Trees and edited key texts including Emma for Penguin Classics. Her work bridges historical literary analysis with contemporary ecological concerns, emphasizing fieldwork's role in enriching scholarly understanding.
Her academic contributions include studies on Robert Burns, John Keats, and William Wordsworth, alongside explorations of archipelagic literature and Irish Romanticism. She has been honored with the Rose Crawshay Prize and the Sunday Times Nature Book of the Year award. Supervising both Master’s and DPhil students, she integrates Romantic-era studies with modern environmental discourse, offering courses on place-studies and nature writing.
Recent publications explore coastal ecologies, Coleridge's arboreal symbolism, and the natural-supernatural interplay in Scottish landscapes. Her interdisciplinary approach connects literary analysis with visual art and ecological science, reflecting a commitment to archipelagic and environmental humanities.
