James Vigus

James Vigus is a Senior Lecturer in English at Queen Mary University of London, specializing in European Romanticism and the intersection of literature and philosophy. His research emphasizes the reception of German thought in Britain, particularly through the works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Henry Crabb Robinson. He co-edits the Henry Crabb Robinson Project, preparing a critical edition of Robinson’s 'Reminiscences' for Oxford University Press, and contributes to the Queen Mary Centre for Religion and Literature in English.

• Core research areas: European Romanticism, German aesthetics, and Anglo-German literary transfers.
• Editorial role: Assistant editor of the De Gruyter journal Angermion, focusing on Anglo-German literary criticism.
• Current project: Examines Hamburg as a post-French Revolution travel destination for British writers, integrating economic, social, and environmental history.