Expertise

D.K. Smith has published articles on Andrew Marvell's poetry, the influence of changing cartographic epistemologies on 15th-century drama, and the function of sexual humor in the Anglo-Saxon riddles of the 10th-century Exeter book.

His current research focuses on Elizabethan lyric poetry of the 1590s, while his teaching interests include Medieval and Renaissance poetry, early English Drama, and Anglo-Saxon language and literature.

Fields of interest:

  • 16th and 17th century poetry and drama, Medieval Poetry, Cultural Studies, Fiction.

Subject Areas:

  • Renaissance Literature and/or Culture
  • Medieval Literature and/or Culture
  • Creative Writing
  • Cultural Studies.
Communities
English
Degrees
PhD, University of Iowa, Medieval and Renaissance Literature , 2001
MFA, University of Iowa, 1991