Brian Cummings (literary scholar)

{{Short description|Professor of English}}

Brian Cummings, {{post-nominals|country=GBR|commas=on|FBA|size=100%}} is Anniversary Professor in the Department of English and Related Literature at the University of York.[https://www.york.ac.uk/english/our-staff/briancummings/#profile Brian Cummings.] University of York. Retrieved 28 June 2017. He was elected a fellow of the British Academy in 2016.[http://www.britac.ac.uk/news/british-academy-announces-new-president-and-elects-66-new-fellows British Academy announces new President and elects 66 new Fellows.] British Academy. Retrieved 28 June 2017.

Selected publications

  • Mortal Thoughts: Religion, Secularity and Identity in Shakespeare and Early Modern Culture (Oxford University Press, 2013).
  • The Book of Common Prayer: The Texts of 1549, 1559, and 1662 (Oxford University Press, 2011; Oxford World's Classics edition 2013): Runner-Up, Atlantic Book of the Year 2012.
  • The Literary Culture of the Reformation: Grammar and Grace (Oxford University Press, 2002; paperback 2007): Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year for 2003.

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