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John Burt serves as the Paul E. Prosswimmer Professor of American Literature in the Department of English at Brandeis University. Holding a PhD from Yale University, Professor Burt has established himself as a leading scholar in American literary studies with particular expertise in 19th and 20th century American literature, poetry, and Southern Gothic fiction. He maintains an active scholarly profile with recent publications including his 2021 article "Political Violence and the Persuasive Engagement in Frederick Douglass" in Literary Imagination.
Professor Burt's research interests span American Romanticism, Lincoln studies, American political oratory, American slavery, and the intersection of philosophy and literature. He has developed a significant body of work focused on Robert Penn Warren, serving as Warren's literary executor and editing both the Selected Poems (2002) and The Collected Poems (1998) of this major American poet. His monograph Lincoln's Tragic Pragmatism (2013) represents a substantial contribution to Lincoln scholarship.
His scholarly contributions have been recognized with prestigious awards including the Prize Americana (2024), a Fellowship at the Newhouse Humanities Center at Wellesley College (2006-07), a Guggenheim Fellowship (1997), and an ACLS Fellowship (1997). Professor Burt has taught a wide range of courses at Brandeis including American Gothic & American Romance, Fiction of the American South, American Realism & Naturalism, and Romanticism II.
- Prize Americana (2024)
- Newhouse Humanities Center Fellowship, Wellesley College (2006-07)
- Guggenheim Fellowship (1997)
- ACLS Fellowship (1997)
Beyond his literary scholarship, Professor Burt has developed significant resources for writing instruction and has created software tools for academic publishing, including LaTeX packages for critical editions of poetry. His work demonstrates a sustained commitment to both creative and scholarly dimensions of literary study, bridging the theoretical and practical aspects of English studies.
