Thomas J. Farrell
Encyclopedia
Thomas J. Farrell is an American
medievalist
. A professor of English and head of the English department at Stetson University
, Florida
, he specializes in Geoffrey Chaucer
. Farrell, holder of a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan
, is a contributing editor for the Sources & Analogues of the Canterbury Tales (2002) and editor of Bakhtin and Medieval Voices (1996).
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
medievalist
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
. A professor of English and head of the English department at Stetson University
Stetson University
Stetson University is a private university with four colleges and schools located across the I-4 corridor in Central Florida. The primary undergraduate campus is located in DeLand, Florida, USA. In the 2012 U.S...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, he specializes in Geoffrey Chaucer
Geoffrey Chaucer
Geoffrey Chaucer , known as the Father of English literature, is widely considered the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages and was the first poet to have been buried in Poet's Corner of Westminster Abbey...
. Farrell, holder of a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
, is a contributing editor for the Sources & Analogues of the Canterbury Tales (2002) and editor of Bakhtin and Medieval Voices (1996).