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I came to Western in 1969 right after leaving the University of Texas at Austin, and I've taught here ever since. Back then my specialties were renaissance and seventeenth century British literature, but I branched out to teach classical literature in Western's Humanities Semester, world literature, English grammar, English 100, 200, and 300, and other courses as the need arises. Classical literature and grammar have become particular interests. Most of my recent research and scholarly publications have been connected with them in some way. From 1984 to 3003, I was also Western's director of composition, a great appointment for someone interested in all facets of writing.

I like to combine teaching an traveling and have take four summer-term classes to London for CCSA, a consortium of schools to which Western belongs. I've posted information about my London classes and other teaching below, along with exercises and other material connected with my how-to writing book Understanding Style.

Since entering optional retirement in 2003, I've been working on translations and retellings of pre-renaissance English literature. My versions of Malory's Le Morte D'Arthur and Chaucer's Canterbury Tales are sampled below, along with a few poems from my current project, an anthology of Middle English lyrics in translation.

You can find out more by following the links below:

Vita

Classes Taught

Le Morte D'Arthur (from Book XXI)

Canterbury Tales ("The Reeve's Tale")

Middle English Lyrics samples

Understanding Style Pages

August 2005
Department of English, Potter College, Western Kentucky University
Comments to Joe.Glaser@wku.edu