Clement Hawes

Biography: Clement Hawes holds a joint position in History and English. He specializes in British literature and history 1660-1800, writing broadly about the problematic of periodizing the Enlightenment and more closely about such authors as Jonathan Swift and Christopher Smart. One of his consistent interests has been in the literature of enthusiasm harking back to the English Revolution, which produced such unprecedented writers as the "Ranter" Abiezer Coppe. Another preoccupation has been with the cultural dynamics of early empire: the making of an imperial Britishness as it informs historical narrative and explanation. Recently he has expanded on a personal liking for travel by studying early modern travelogues. Professor Hawes was educated at Yale University (Ph.D., English literature, 1986) and Hendrix College (B.A., English Literature, 1978).