Brian Cummings (literary scholar)


Brian Cummings, is Anniversary Professor in the Department of English and Related Literature at the University of York. He was elected a fellow of the British Academy in 2016.

Selected publications

Mortal Thoughts: Religion, Secularity and Identity in Shakespeare and Early Modern Culture.The Book of Common Prayer: The Texts of 1549, 1559, and 1662 : Runner-Up, Atlantic Book of the Year 2012.The Literary Culture of the Reformation: Grammar and Grace : Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year for 2003.