Annabel Patterson, newly appointed Sterling Professor of English, is a scholar of Renaissance and early modern literature and culture.

Her books include studies of such major Renaissance authors as Shakespeare, Marvell and Milton, as well as broader literary inquiries: "Hermogenes and the Renaissance," "Censorship and Interpretation," "Fables of Power," "Reading Between the Lines," and "Reading Holinshed's Chronicles." Her edited works are "Roman Images," "Converging Disciplines at Duke" and "John Milton." Patterson also wrote the introduction to a 1995 edition of Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice," which was part of the series "Shakespearean Originals." Known for her cross-disciplinary approach to literary studies, particularly for her merging of literature and history, she has also written more than 40 articles.

Patterson came to Yale in 1994 as the Karl Young Professor of English after teaching at Duke University, the University of Maryland, York University in Canada and the University of Toronto. While at Duke, she coedited the Journal of Medieval and Renaissance Studies and helped develop an innovative literature program. She was also honored with an appointment as the Andrew W. Mellon Chair of the Humanities and Duke University's Distinguished Teaching Award in 1989.

A native of England, Patterson emigrated to Canada in her early 20s. She earned a B.A. at the University of Toronto, and an M.A. (with distinction) and Ph.D. at the University of London. Since beginning her career as a teacher, she has lectured widely in the United States, Canada, Great Britain and Israel.

Patterson has served on the editorial boards of numerous journals and publications. She also has been a member of executive committees for the Milton Society of America, the English Institute, the MLA Renaissance Division and the Renaissance Society of America. She is a member and former president of the Spenser Society.

The literary scholar has received numerous honors for her research, beginning with the Governor General's Gold Medal in 1961 for her B.A. Her other honors include the Harry Levin Prize from the American Comparative Literature Association for her book "Pastoral and Ideology," Guggenheim and Mellon Foundation fellowships, and a National Endowment for the Humanities Seminar Leader award. She was a Distinguished Visiting Scholar at the Center for Renaissance and Reformation in Toronto in 1990 and has also been a visiting professor at The Johns Hopkins University.

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• Patterson has been appointed Sterling Professor of English
  
  
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