Bart van Es

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Bart van Es (born 7 June 1972, Ede, Netherlands) is a literary critic and writer. He is a professor of English at the University of Oxford, where he is also a senior tutor and pro-Master of St Catherine's College. [1] [2] [3]

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Van Es was born in the Netherlands and lived in Norway, Dubai and Indonesia before his family settled in the United Kingdom in 1986. [4] He studied English at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, and gained his doctorate from Cambridge in 2000; his thesis title was "Forms of history in the works of Edmund Spenser". [5]

His scholarly interests chiefly lie in the works of the English poet Edmund Spenser. He is the author of Spenser's Forms of History and editor of A Critical Companion to Spenser Studies. He has also published work on Shakespeare, including a recent investigation of Shakespeare's relationship with the players of the King's Men.

His 2018 book The Cut Out Girl: A Story of War and Family, Lost and Found, won the overall Costa Book of the Year award for 2018, after winning the Costa Biography of the Year award. The book tells the true story of Lien de Jong, who as a young Jewish girl was fostered by van Es's grandparents for safety in the occupied Netherlands in 1942. [6] The judges described it as "sensational and gripping... shedding light on some of the most urgent issues of our time". [4]

He stood for Labour in the 2022 Oxford City Council election. [7] He was on the shortlist to be Labour candidate for Southampton Itchen at the 2024 United Kingdom general election. [8]

In 2024, following the retirement of Kersti Börgars, Van Es became the temporary pro-Master of St. Catherine's College until a replacement master could be found. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Professor Bart van Es". University of Oxford: Faculty of English. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  2. ↑ "Bart van Es". Fellows & Staff. St Catherine's College Oxford. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  3. 1 2 Zaleski, Alexandra (14 June 2024). "Professor Bart van Es named St Catherine's College Pro-Master". St Catherine's College. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Costa Book of the Year 2018" (PDF). Costa Book Awards. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  5. ↑ "Catalogue record for "Forms of history ..."". COPAC. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  6. ↑ Singh, Anita (29 January 2019). "Oxford professor wins Costa Book of the Year with story of Jewish girl hidden from the Nazis by author's family". The Telegraph. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  7. ↑ "Oxford City Council Election results - 5 May 2022". Oxford City Council. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  8. ↑ Neame, Katie. "Southampton Itchen parliamentary selection – shortlist of five finalised". LabourList. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "Catalogue record for "Spenser's ..."". COPAC. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
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