Will Roudabush

Will Roudabush is a Hughes Postdoctoral Fellow at Southern Methodist University. He holds an M.A. from the University of Alabama and a B.A. from Rhodes College (Phi Beta Kappa). His research focuses on Renaissance literature, including drama, poetry, visual culture, classical reception, and rhetorical education. He specializes in Shakespeare and his contemporaries, with particular attention to metatheater, textual analysis, and the Renaissance book.

His recent publications explore themes in Shakespeare’s Troilus and Cressida and textual cruxes in Marlowe’s Dido, Queene of Carthage. His work bridges literary analysis with historical context, emphasizing how Renaissance authors engaged with classical traditions and theatrical practices. Roudabush’s scholarship contributes to understanding early modern textual practices, dramatic conventions, and the interplay between literature and visual culture.

No scientific awards or grants are explicitly mentioned. He has no listed advisees. His current postdoctoral role at SMU positions him to continue interdisciplinary research in Renaissance studies.