Michael West holds a Ph.D. in English from Columbia University, an M.A. from the University
of Houston, and a B.A. from the University of Dallas. His first book - Theater of the Obscure: Staging Enigma in Shakespeare’s England – is currently under review, and he is beginning work on a second project, tentatively
entitled How to Learne Experience: Literature and Experience in Early Modern England. He has published articles in Studies in English Literature, Shakespeare Studies,
and Spenser Studies. Before coming to UD, he taught courses in literature, writing,
and Catholic Studies at the University of Houston, Columbia University, and Sacred
Heart University.