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Prof. Coral Howells

Affiliation

University of London

Academy or College

Academy of the Arts and Humanities

Year Elected

2010

Areas of Interest

Margaret Atwood / Canadian Litera history

Howells, Coral Ann - Literary Studies - University of Reading / University of London Coral Ann Howells is the foremost scholar of Canadian literature in Britain. Her publications and teaching, particularly in the field of contemporary English-Canadian women’s writing, have inspired several generations of young scholars worldwide. Her special interest is in the writing of Margaret Atwood, and most recently she has co-edited with Eva-Marie Kröller the Cambridge History of Canadian Literature.

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Howells, Coral Ann - Literary Studies - University of Reading / University of London Coral Ann Howells has made outstanding contributions to the international study of Canadian literature, and her publications and teaching have shaped several generations of young scholars worldwide. A distinguished researcher of the gothic and historical novel, she has been particularly remarkable in her work on women writers, with a special emphasis on the writing of Margaret Atwood. Her eminence has been recognized with invitations to edit the Cambridge Companion to Margaret Atwood as well as co-edit the Cambridge History of Canadian Literature.