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Overview
The Department of English Literature is involved in a variety of research projects.
The Carlyle Letters
The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle is a major editorial project in Victorian studies.
Shakespeare in Edinburgh
A major research project on the collections of Shakespearean and early modern drama material held by the National Library of Scotland and the University of Edinburgh Library.
Scottish Writing in the Nineteenth Century
This project undertakes research in 19th century Scottish studies and fosters public awareness of the diversity of Scottish writing.
Literary High Street
A database of vivid, descriptive, evocative and dramatic extracts from literary works set in Edinburgh.
The Sir David Lyndsay Society
The Sir David Lyndsay Society is for exchanging ideas and information about Lyndsay’s writing, life, and times.
The Centre for the History of the Book
An international and interdisciplinary centre for advanced research into all aspects of the material culture of the text.
Scotland's Transatlantic Relations
STAR's mission is to provide a focus for international circumatlantic research with a Scottish dimension.
Edinburgh Review
"To be an Edinburgh Reviewer is, I suspect, the highest rank in modern literary society." (Essayist and critic William Hazlitt)
The James Tait Black Prizes
The James Tait Black Memorial Prizes are Britain’s oldest literary awards.
Ben Jonson's Walk to Scotland
Producing a scholarly edition of a recently-discovered account of Ben Jonson’s epic walk between London and Edinburgh in the summer of 1618.
Exhibiting the Written Word
A report outlining the issues and challenges involved in exhibiting books and mauscripts.
This article was published on Feb 3, 2012