Professor Garrett’s research explores gender and religious issues in early modern English literature, specifically lyric poetry. Her courses take students from British poetry and prose of the medieval period through the 19th century. Her own research and study has led her to begin writing historical fiction. She enjoys the small classes and close work with students at Wells, and the excitement that comes from making connections between texts and fields of study.

Education:
1978     B.A. University of California, San Diego, Literature
1982     M.A. San Francisco State University, English (Concentration in             Creative Writing)
1990     Ph.D. University of California, Irvine, English

Select Publications:
Garrett, Cynthia, (2004). “Sexual Consent and the Art of Love in the Early
Modern English Lyric.” Studies in English Literature.

Garrett, Cynthia, (2003). “Review of Margaret Cavendish, Bell in Campo and the Sociable Companions.” Renaissance Quarterly.

Garrett, Cynthia (1996). “Review of the Poems of Aemilia Lanyer: Salve dues Rex Judaeorum.” Renaissance Quarterly.

Courses Taught:
British Literature 1100-1800
Jane Austen: Manners and Media
Women in English Renaissance Literature
Early Modern English Love Poetry, Sacred and Profane
Development of the British Novel
Topics in the 19th and 20th Century British Novel
Critical Theory
Short Story Writing
Advanced Fiction Writing

Last updated: 09/15/2005