Lucas Simpson

PhD Candidate
lucas.simpson@mail.utoronto.ca

Campus

  • Downtown Toronto (St. George)

Fields of Study

  • Early Modern Literature

Areas of Interest

  • Shakespeare
  • Milton
  • Intellectual History
  • Literature and Religion

Biography

Lucas Simpson's dissertation studies the representation of sacrifice in early modern English literature and intellectual history. This inquiry involves various overlapping topics, including the reception of classical drama, theological controversies, global encounters with religious ritual, and debates over the execution of rulers. His doctoral research is supported in part by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

List of Publications

  • "Contracted Time: Apocalypse and Identity in The Merchant of Venice." Shakespeare Quarterly 75.4, 2024 (forthcoming).
  • “Prayer Book Communion and The Spanish Tragedy.” Renaissance and Reformation / Renaissance et Réforme, 45.1, 2022 .

Cohort

  • 2022-2023