Rosalind Powell

Dr. Rosalind Powell is a Lecturer in English Literature affiliated with the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Amsterdam, where she is part of the English Language and Culture group. She holds a doctorate from the University of St Andrews (2012) and has published extensively on the intersections of translation, religious poetics, and cultural identity in the eighteenth century.

Her research focuses on the works of Christopher Smart, exploring themes such as:

• Translation theory and its impact on narrative voice
• Classical reception in early modern religious texts
• Nationalism and censorship in eighteenth-century literature
• Liturgy, hymnody, and textual performance

While her primary affiliation is with the University of Amsterdam, she has also contributed to academic discourse through publications like Christopher Smart's English Lyrics: Translation in the Eighteenth Century (Routledge, 2014).