Catherine Bates is Professor of English in the Department of English and Comparative Literary Studies at the University of Warwick. She studied English at Oxford and was a Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford, and of Peterhouse, Cambridge, before moving to Warwick in 1995.
great treasure awaits readers who engage in careful reading, who should certainly be encouraged to trace their footing through this rich and copious book. * Matthew Woodcock, Review of English Studies *