Professor
Lockwood Professor in the Humanities
Fields of Interest
Biography
B.A., University of Houston, 1968
Ph.D., University of Texas, 1978
Areas of Specialization
19th and 20th century British literature; philosophy and literature.
Activities and Interests
International modernism; Nietzsche; Derrida; Wittgenstein; history and theory of criticism; genre theory; aesthetics; poetics; ancient Greek philosophy.
Research
Selected Research
- Henry Staten. The Craft of Poetry: Dialogues on Minimal Interpretation. Co-authored with Derek Attridge. Routledge. 2015.
- Henry Staten. Spirit Becomes Matter: the Brontes, George Eliot, Nietzsche. U. of Edinburgh Press. 2014.
- Henry Staten. Eros in Mourning: Homer to Lacan. Johns Hopkins University Press. 1995.
- Henry Staten. Nietzsche’s VoiceCornell University Press. Cornell University Press. 1990.
- Henry Staten. Wittgenstein and Derrida. University of Nebraska Press. 1984.
Courses Taught
Spring 2024
Winter 2024
Spring 2023
Winter 2023
Spring 2022
Spring 2021
Winter 2021
Autumn 2020
Summer 2018 A-term
Autumn 2017
Autumn 2016
Summer 2016 Full-term
Autumn 2015
Summer 2015 B-term
Winter 2015
Autumn 2014
Summer 2014 B-term
Related News
Related News
- Faculty Books - May 15, 2019
- Faculty Notes - October 28, 2015
- Faculty Notes - August 12, 2015
- Spain: The Question of National Identity and the Modern Concept of a Nation - November 3, 2014