#  Daniel Donoghue 

John P. Marquand Professor of English

Ph.D. Yale University

On leave Fall 2025

 

 

 



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Daniel Donoghue is a specialist on Old and Middle English, with a particular interest in the literary and intellectual history of early Medieval England, and chairs the Medieval Studies events and research committee. His recent publications include *Lady Godiva: A Literary History of the Legend* (Blackwell, 2003)*, Old English Literature: A Short Introduction* (Blackwell, 2004), and *How the Anglo-Saxons Read Their Poems* (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2018).



 

 

 





 

 

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