Kathleen Wine

Kathleen Wine is an Associate Professor of French at Dartmouth College's Department of French and Italian within the Faculty of Arts & Sciences. She specializes in 17th-century French literature, book history, and genre theory. Her research focuses on intersections between literary forms and early modern French history, particularly examining multi-volume romances and reading practices.

Education:

• B.A., Pomona College
• M.A., University of California, Santa Barbara
• Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara

Research Interests: Dr. Wine explores how literary genres like the romance, epic, and pastoral reflect socio-political contexts. Her work bridges textual analysis with historical studies of print culture and reader engagement. Current projects include a book manuscript on long French romances and their material forms.

Publications: Her key works include monographs on Honoré d’Urfé’s L’Astrée and edited volumes on chance in early modern French culture. Upcoming work examines Scudéry’s Ibrahim through astrological and authorship lenses.

Teaching: Combines traditional literary analysis with translation studies and contemporary French cultural issues. Courses emphasize theoretical frameworks for genre and cultural interpretation.