Isabel Torres

Professor Isabel Torres is a leading scholar at Queen's University Belfast, holding a Personal Chair in Spanish Golden Age Literature within the School of Arts, English and Languages. Her work redefines Renaissance and Baroque poetics through a pluralistic lens, emphasizing the reception of classical heritage and its transformation in early modern Spain.

Education:

• BA in Latin and Spanish (1988), Queen's University Belfast
• PhD in Spanish (1994), Queen's University Belfast

Research Interests

• Renaissance and Baroque Poetics: Investigates lyric structures, mythological fables, and critical theories.
• Classical Heritage: Transvaluation of Graeco-Roman mythology in Golden Age works.
• Literary and Cultural Studies: Comparative approaches to Spanish and European literature.

Article Trends reflect her focus on Golden Age poetry, temporal dynamics in lyric forms, and subversive interpretations of classical myths. Her 2024 publications explore relevance theory and imperial Spain's cultural context, while earlier works analyze Cervantine satire and Garcilaso's temporality.

Scientific Awards

• Fellow of the British Academy (2020)
• Corresponding Fellow of the Royal Spanish Academy (2016)
• Member of the Royal Irish Academy (2019)
• Henry Hutchinson-Stewart Award (1988)
• Leadership roles in international Hispanist and Renaissance societies

Advising and Grants include supervision of doctoral theses (including creative writing components) and Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships. She has served on Research Excellence Framework (REF) panels and the Arts and Humanities Research Council.

Labs and Teams encompass the Society for Renaissance and Baroque Hispanic Poetry, editorial leadership of the Bulletin of Spanish Studies, and advisory roles for the Centre for the Study of the Renaissance (Warwick) and Tamesis press.