Cogut Institute for the Humanities
Center for the Study of the Early Modern World
Karen Newman
Owen F. Walker '33 Professor Emerita of Humanities, Professor Emerita of Comparative Literature, Professor Emerita of English
Research Interests
Shakespeare; comparative early modern letters and cultures
Biography
Karen Newman is Owen Walker '33 Professor Emerita of Humanities and Professor Emerita of Comparative Literature and English at Brown University. She has written widely on early modern letters and culture and on Shakespeare and Renaissance drama. Recent books include Cultural Capitals: Early Modern London and Paris (Princeton University Press, 2007, paperback, 2009) and Essaying Shakespeare (University of Minnesota Press, 2009).