Simon During

Simon During (born 1950) is a New Zealand born academic. He is a Professor at the Centre for the History of European Discourses at the University of Queensland.[1]

During obtained his PhD in Victorian literature from University of Cambridge. He has worked at the University of Melbourne and as a Professor of English at Johns Hopkins University.[1]

His most well known work is Modern Enchantments: The Cultural and Secular Power of Magic (2002), which explores the history of magic. It has been positively reviewed.[2][3][4]

Publications

References

  1. 1 2 "Simon During". University Of Queensland.
  2. Flint, James. (2002). "Modern Enchantments: The Cultural and Secular Power of Magic". The Guardian.
  3. Reed, Brian. (2004). "Modern Enchantments: The Cultural Power of Secular Magic (review)". MLQ: Modern Language Quarterly.
  4. "Modern Enchantments". Harvard University Press.

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