Expertise
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Shakespeare
I taught Shakespeare for many years at the Open University, which led me into an interest in film adaptations of his plays, resulting in a book about Shakespeare on Film, now in its second edition. I also have a major interest in Shakespearean London Theatres, the title of a major project I led to completion in 2013.
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English Literature
I have taught many English authors in British universities and am perhaps best known for my scholarly work and publications in Romanticism – Mary Shelley, William Godwin and Bram Stoker. But I also have a particular interest in British chemist and Romantic poet Humphry Davy, and have published essays on his poetry and life.
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John Lennon
Much of my interest in John Lennon stems from a love for the music of The Beatles, especially the recordings featuring his singing voice. An even greater impact is from the long interview I devised and led with John at his Weybridge house in late 1968; I am now working on a book about what I call his Songworld.
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