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David Gervais

David Gervais is an Honorary Fellow in English at the University of Reading and, over many years, an editor of The Cambridge Quarterly. He has written widely on English and French literature and on printing. His Literary Englands: Versions of 'Englishness' (Cambridge University Press) includes discussions of modern English poets. He is completing books on Shakespeare, on Racine and on the European novel.

David Gervais's work featured in PN Review comprises 20 articles and three reviews, over a period of 10 years.

Further Reading

Article in PN Review 139 (2001) Sacred Art and the Unbeliever

Article in PN Review 141 (2001) Verbal Time and Visual Time: A Distinction

Article in PN Review 142 (2001) Some Versions of Pathos

Article in PN Review 143 (2002) Milton and Modern Poetry: A Question

Article in PN Review 145 (2002) On French and English Poets

Article in PN Review 147 (2002) The Persistence of Myth

Article in PN Review 148 (2002) The Comic Muse

Article in PN Review 150 (2003) After Poe: Poetics and Poetry

Article in PN Review 154 (2003) 'Cock Crow': Why Edward Thomas isn't Thomas Hardy

Article in PN Review 156 (2004) For Shakespeare the European

Article in PN Review 157 (2004) Ted Hughes's Collected Poems: An Interim View

Article in PN Review 163 (2005) The Poetry of the Novel

Article in PN Review 164 (2005) Mythology without Myth: The Paintings of Timothy Hyman

Article in PN Review 170 (2006) Edward Thomas and the Appeal of Secular Spirituality

Article in PN Review 172 (2006) A Natural Art: the Poetry of Racine

Article in PN Review 180 (2008) The Condition of Simplicity (Part One)

Article in PN Review 181 (2008) The Condition of Simplicity II

Article in PN Review 183 (2008) The Late Flowering of Geoffrey Hill

Article in PN Review 186 (2009) Tragic Endings

Article in PN Review 196 (2010) 'Alms for Oblivion': Elegy in English Verse

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	David Gervais David Gervais is an Honorary Fellow in English at the University of Reading and, over many years, an editor of The Cambridge Quarterly. He has written widely on English and French literature and on printing. His Literary Englands: Versions of 'Englishness' (Cambridge University Press) includes discussions of modern English poets. He is completing books on Shakespeare, on Racine and on the European novel. David Gervais's work featured in PN Review comprises 20 articles and three reviews, over a period of 10 years. Further Reading Article in PN Review 139 (2001) Sacred Art and the Unbeliever Article in PN Review 141 (2001) Verbal Time and Visual Time: A Distinction Article in PN Review 142 (2001) Some Versions of Pathos Article in PN Review 143 (2002) Milton and Modern Poetry: A Question Article in PN Review 145 (2002) On French and English Poets Article in PN Review 147 (2002) The Persistence of Myth Article in PN Review 148 (2002) The Comic Muse Article in PN Review 150 (2003) After Poe: Poetics and Poetry Article in PN Review 154 (2003) 'Cock Crow': Why Edward Thomas isn't Thomas Hardy Article in PN Review 156 (2004) For Shakespeare the European Article in PN Review 157 (2004) Ted Hughes's Collected Poems: An Interim View Article in PN Review 163 (2005) The Poetry of the Novel Article in PN Review 164 (2005) Mythology without Myth: The Paintings of Timothy Hyman Article in PN Review 170 (2006) Edward Thomas and the Appeal of Secular Spirituality Article in PN Review 172 (2006) A Natural Art: the Poetry of Racine Article in PN Review 180 (2008) The Condition of Simplicity (Part One) Article in PN Review 181 (2008) The Condition of Simplicity II Article in PN Review 183 (2008) The Late Flowering of Geoffrey Hill Article in PN Review 186 (2009) Tragic Endings Article in PN Review 196 (2010) 'Alms for Oblivion': Elegy in English Verse
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