May 29, 2008

Andrew Walkling

Andrew Walkling is Dean's Assistant Professor of Early Modern Studies at the State University of New York at Binghamton, where he teaches in the departments of art history, English, and theater and is affiliated with the faculties of history, music, and philosophy. He earned a Ph.D. in British history from Cornell. A Fellow of the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, he works in an interdisciplinary field focusing on the courts of Charles II and James II (1660-88). He is writing a book entitled Masque and Opera in Restoration England.

Two handouts accompanied Dr. Walkling's talk at Winter Weekend, "Dido's Lament: Virgilian Epic and 17th Century English Opera." These can be downloaded on the main Humanities on Demand website.

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