John Kerrigan

John Kerrigan is Professor of English 2000 at the University of Cambridge, a position he held from 2001 to 2023, and is a Fellow of St John's College. A leading scholar in Shakespeare and early modern literature, he has been a faculty member since 1982 and was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 2013.

Education:

• Oxford University (undergraduate and graduate studies)

Research Interests:
His work spans Shakespeare, seventeenth-century literature, including cultural relations across the Stuart kingdoms and continental Europe, Irish studies, and British and Irish poetry since 1900. His ongoing projects engage with early modern English literature, the Victorian period, and modern British and Irish writing.

Awards:

• Fellow of the British Academy (FBA) – elected 2013

Teaching & Supervision:
Professor Kerrigan teaches Shakespeare and Tragedy at St John's College, mentoring undergraduate and postgraduate students within the Faculty of English.

Publications & Impact:
He has authored major monographs including Revenge Tragedy: Aeschylus to Armageddon (1996), Shakespeare's Binding Language (2016), and Shakespeare's Originality (2018). His research has shaped understanding of Shakespearean drama, early modern rhetoric, and archipelagic literary cultures.