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William (Rusty) Jones

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William (Rusty) Jones

William (Rusty) Jones

PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT CHAIR, SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL CHAIR

"I am privileged to teach some of the finest literature in the English language. Studying Shakespeare's works has afforded me many valuable insights into the nuances of the human condition, while my exploration of satire continues to demonstrate to me the power of language and ideas to provoke real social change; I am pleased to have the opportunity to share such discoveries with my students. I try to design all of my classes with an eye towards producing original and informed thinkers able to call upon the knowledge, resources and self-confidence gained during their studies. Ultimately, my goal is to guide students to intellectual independence and personal success."

Education

  • Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz
  • M.A., University of California, Santa Cruz
  • B.A., Occidental College, Los Angeles

Highlighted Publications

  • "'Say They Are Saints Although That Saints They Show Not': John Weever's 1599 Epigrams to Marston, Jonson, and Shakespeare." The Huntington Library Quarterly.73.1 (Spring 2010): 83-98.
  • "The Bishops' Ban of 1599 and the Ideology of English Satire." Literature Compass (on-line journal). 7.5 (2010): 332-346.
  • "'People Have to Watch What They Say': What Horace, Juvenal, and 9/11 Can Tell Us About Satire and History." Helios. 36.1 (Spring 2009): 27-53.
  • "Satire." New entry for The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics. Ed. Roland Greene (forthcoming in June 2012).

Selected Works of Dr. Jones