Professor
Lockwood Professor in the Humanities
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
Winter 2026
Autumn 2025
Spring 2025
Winter 2025
Autumn 2024
Spring 2024
Winter 2024
Autumn 2023
Spring 2023
Winter 2023
Autumn 2022
Spring 2022
Winter 2022
Autumn 2021
Spring 2021
Winter 2021
Affiliations
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