Frederick Porcheddu Affiliation: Faculty Title: Associate Professor Office: Barney-Davis 309 Email: porcheddu@denison.edu Phone: 740-587-6246

Fred Porcheddu has been a member of Denison's English Department since 1992.  He regularly teaches a survey course on medieval and Renaissance British literature, as well as upper-level courses on Chaucer, Tolkien, the Arthurian and Charlemagne legends, literary history, and the English Language.  Since 1996 he has also regularly offered courses on sexuality and culture in support of Denison's Queer Studies concentration.  He is the author of studies or translations of Middle English, Old French, and Old Norse texts, and is currently at work on a book called The Texture of the Times: Antiquarian Book Clubs and the Representation of Medieval Textuality, the result of his long-standing interests in bibliography, medievalism, and scholarly eccentricity.