Ethan Anderson

Ph.D.

Areas of Expertise

Early Modern literature; writing and rhetoric; the essay in English; literary history

Biography

Ethan Anderson is working on the development of the essay form in Early Modern England. He has related interests in writing and rhetoric, the creation of literary-historical narratives, and modern creative nonfiction prose. He identifies as an early modernist with one foot in the doorway of late medieval history and literature. Outside of this, he is a great fan of Chaucer and Shakespeare, among other things.

Publications

Lincoln: Shakespeare’s Greatest Character.” NEH Blog, 8 Dec. 2020.