Kenneth Borris, McGill University

Research

Spenser Sir Philip Sidney early modern poetics Elizabethan literary history early modern thought and culture

Latest funding

Sidney, Spenser, and early modern literary pictorialism
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$98,769
Platonism and early modern poetics Spenser and the development of Elizabethan literary authorship
SSHRC · 2011 · Principal investigator
$64,382
Spenser and unbelief in early modern culture
SSHRC · 2004 · Principal investigator
$56,133

Sidney, Spenser, and early modern literary pictorialism

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Borris, Kenneth H.

Keywords: Spenser; Sir Philip Sidney; early modern poetics; Elizabethan literary history; early modern thought and culture

$98,769

Platonism and early modern poetics Spenser and the development of Elizabethan literary authorship

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011

Principal investigators: Borris, Kenneth H.

Keywords: early modern poetics; Spenser; Elizabethan literary history; literary platonism; intellectual history; cultural history; renaissance literature

$64,382

Spenser and unbelief in early modern culture

Principal investigatorSSHRC2004Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Borris, Kenneth H.

Keywords: Spenser; early modern unbelief; atheism; reformation theology; skepticism; allegorical poetics; intertextuality; reader response; literary genres; renaissance literature; social history; intellectual history

$56,133

Renaissance pastoral allegory and its English developments

Principal investigatorSSHRC1998Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Borris, Kenneth

Keywords: Renaissance; pastoral; allegory; literature; Sir Philip Sidney; John Milton; Edmund Spenser

$46,116

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Spenser Dear Professor Borris, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on spenser connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]