History & Forms of Lyric Lecture with Derek Attridge

Derek Attridge obtained degrees from the Universities of Natal and Cambridge and he taught at Southampton, Strathclyde, and Rutgers Universities before moving to the University of York, where is he Emeritus Professor of English and Related Literature. He is the author or co-author of fifteen books on poetic form, literary theory, and South African and Irish literature, and has edited or co-edited eleven collections on similar topics. He has held fellowships or visiting professorships in the USA, South Africa, France, Italy, Egypt, and Australia and he is a Fellow of the British Academy.