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English and Drama

Professor Julia Boffey, MA (Cambridge) DPhil (York)

Julia

Professor Emerita of Medieval Studies

Email: j.boffey@qmul.ac.uk

Profile

I joined the department of English at Queen Mary in 1980, having studied at Cambridge and at the Centre for Medieval Studies at the University of York. My DPhil was about the manuscript context of late Middle English lyrics, and I’ve remained interested in the production and circulation of manuscripts and of early printed texts, and more generally in matters of reception. Over the years at Queen Mary I enjoyed teaching the works of Chaucer, developing other modules on medieval dreams and visions, medieval drama, and life-writing, and supervising postgraduates working on medieval and early modern topics. I’m a member of the council of the Early English Text Society and of the Harlaxton Symposium Steering Committee. I retired from Queen Mary in 2022 but continue with research and writing.

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