In her research, Weiss focuses on the engagements of eighteenth-century women novelists with the social and economic ideas of the Enlightenment. Weiss teaches courses on the eighteenth- and nineteenth-century novel, British literature in the Enlightenment, sexuality, and gender in the long eighteenth century, and Jane Austen.
Research Areas:
- Restoration and 18th-Century Literature
- 19th-Century British Literature
Expertise:
The Restoration and 18th century are covered by Deborah Weiss, whose research focuses on the history of the novel, women writers’ engagements with the Enlightenment, historical feminism, and gender and sexuality in the long 18th century.
