Assistant Professor
Dan Shore specializes in the literature of the Renaissance. He is currently working on
his first book project, Otherwordly Persuasions: Milton and the End of Humanist
Rhetoric, which argues that Milton places otherwordly transcendence at the
service of his worldly aims and commitments. A chapter from this project appeared in
Milton Studies and in 2007 was awarded the James Holly Hanford Prize by the
Milton Society of America for the most distinguished article of the year.
While focusing on the English Renaissance, Danīs research and teaching explores
classical and continental literatures as well. Much of his work is concerned with
humanist rhetoric, but he has also written on the epic tradition. An article on
originality in Milton, Ariosto, Tasso, and Dante is forthcoming in Milton Quarterly.
Much of Danīs current research uses advances in digital archives and search
engines to trace the history of local forms like syntax. He is concerned with how
advances in technology will change our reading practices and increase our
understanding of the historical significance of literary and linguistic forms.
Dan received his A.B. from Amherst College (2002) and his M.A. and Ph.D. from Harvard University (2008).
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