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Ezra Horbury

Biography

Born in Sheffield, Ezra Horbury gained their Ph.D at the University of Cambridge (Darwin), having completed a B.A. in English Literature and Creative Writing and M.A. in English Literature at the University of Warwick. Their Ph.D thesis focused on prodigality and the parable of the prodigal son in early modern literature and was adapted into a book, Prodigality in Early Modern Drama (Boydell and Brewer). After teaching at Cambridge for a year, they went on to complete a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at University College London, funded by the British Academy. At UCL they lectured, led seminars, and tutored across the subjects of early modern literature, queer history, and transgender literature. They also completed a research project on ‘Biblical Paratexts in Early Modern England’, which they are currently adapting into a book. They joined York as a Lecturer in Renaissance Literature in 2022 where they are also the First Year Coordinator and Convenor of Key Concepts and Renaissance Poetry. They are an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

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Dr Ezra Horbury
Department of English and Related Literature
University of York
Heslington
York
North Yorkshire
YO10 5DD

Tel: +44 (0)1904 323337