Welcome to the website of Matthew J. Smith, professor of English literature and drama.

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I teach and write on the literature, performance, and cultural thought of the English Renaissance, including big guns like Shakespeare, Donne, and Milton as well as lesser known but equally interesting writers like Philip Massinger and the ever-fascinating authors of broadside ballads.

Please use the navigation items above to read about my research and teaching.

PS, I am also working on an online commonplace book, modern and early modern, that will be on this site soon.