Michael West holds a Ph.D. in English from Columbia University, an M.A. from the University
of Houston, and a B.A. from the ³Ô¹ÏÍø. His first book - Theater of the Obscure: Staging Enigma in Shakespeare’s England – is currently under review, and he is beginning work on a second project, tentatively
entitled How to Learne Experience: Literature and Experience in Early Modern England. He has published articles in Studies in English Literature, Shakespeare Studies,
and Spenser Studies. Before coming to ³Ô¹ÏÍø, he taught courses in literature, writing,
and Catholic Studies at the University of Houston, Columbia University, and Sacred
Heart University.