Category: Blog Posts
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My 2024 book, Milton’s Ireland, received the James Holly Hanford Award from the Milton Society of America.
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. . . and Milton’s Paradise Lost
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“Fascinating and persuasive.” Thomas Corns in Milton Quarterly.
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I’m honored that Marsh’s Library, where I was a Muriel McCarthy Fellow, is organizing a launch for the book I was researching there.
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FAQ: But isn’t the 5-paragraph form the best thing since sliced bread, Dr. Morrissey? Students have been trained to believe that all teachers want to read 5-paragraph essays. You know the 5-paragraph essay. It begins with an introduction paragraph, ends with a conclusion paragraph, and includes 3 paragraphs, each devoted to one of three ideas.…
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In Intertexts, 28, No. 1, Spring 2024. In Renaissance Quarterly, Spring 2025, 87, Issue 1, Spring 2025, pgs. 331-333. In Milton Quarterly, September 2025.