Central Washington University - Department of English: George Drake

George Drake

Chair

Associate Professor of English

I grew up near Portland, Oregon, earning my B.A. at Portland State University and M.A. at the the University of Oregon. During a 12-year hiatus from academics, I ran a family-owned advertising agency. After deciding I'd rather read books for a living, I completed my Ph.D. at the University of Washington. I have taught at CWU since 1998, specializing in eighteenth-century and Romantic period British literature, the novel, poetry, and literary theory. My recently-completed book Historical Space in the 18th-Century Novel is currently under review at a publisher. In it, I look at the way that the lived dimensions of space, and not just the details of place, are represented in British literature between 1660 and 1832. In my spare time I enjoy watching birds, suffering defeat from my more skilled colleagues at ping pong, and trying to ~~make my 1977 Alfa Romeo run~~ keep my 1977 Alfa Romeo running.

Upcoming course:

ENG 518 Advanced Literary and Critical Theory Spring 2009

This course will look at theories of literature and criticism from Plato to the present. As it will be impossible to cover everything, readings for the latter part of the course will depend partly on student interests and partly on the critical approaches I have used most in my own work.

Books I'm reading:

The New Suffolk Hymnbook, Ben Oswest (novel)
The Life and Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves, Tobias Smollett (novel)
Songs of Experience: Modern American and European Variations on a Universal Theme, Martin Jay (history of ideas)
Energy of Delusion: A Book on Plot, Viktor Shklovsky (literary criticism)
Brunelleschi's Dome, Ross King (architectural history)

Back to Faculty English Home Curriculum Vitae Publications & Conference Papers George		George Drake Chair Associate Professor of English I grew up near Portland, Oregon, earning my B.A. at Portland State University and M.A. at the the University of Oregon. During a 12-year hiatus from academics, I ran a family-owned advertising agency. After deciding I'd rather read books for a living, I completed my Ph.D. at the University of Washington. I have taught at CWU since 1998, specializing in eighteenth-century and Romantic period British literature, the novel, poetry, and literary theory. My recently-completed book Historical Space in the 18th-Century Novel is currently under review at a publisher. In it, I look at the way that the lived dimensions of space, and not just the details of place, are represented in British literature between 1660 and 1832. In my spare time I enjoy watching birds, suffering defeat from my more skilled colleagues at ping pong, and trying to ~~make my 1977 Alfa Romeo run~~ keep my 1977 Alfa Romeo running. Upcoming course: ENG 518 Advanced Literary and Critical Theory Spring 2009 This course will look at theories of literature and criticism from Plato to the present. As it will be impossible to cover everything, readings for the latter part of the course will depend partly on student interests and partly on the critical approaches I have used most in my own work. Books I'm reading: The New Suffolk Hymnbook, Ben Oswest (novel) The Life and Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves, Tobias Smollett (novel) Songs of Experience: Modern American and European Variations on a Universal Theme, Martin Jay (history of ideas) Energy of Delusion: A Book on Plot, Viktor Shklovsky (literary criticism) Brunelleschi's Dome, Ross King (architectural history) Department of English L&L Bldg, 423 400 E. University Way Ellensburg, WA 98926-7553 Phone: (509) 963-1552 fax: (509) 963-1561 email: drakeg@cwu.edu Curriculum Vitae \| Publications & Conference Papers \| George
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