Position(s):
University Senior Lecturer
Department/Section:
French
Faculty of Modern & Medieval Languages & Linguistics
Contact details:
Telephone number:
(+44) (0)1223 332099
Email address:
College:
Location:
Fitzwilliam CollegeÌý Huntingdon RoadÌý °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ CB3 0DG
About:
John Leigh is a specialist in eighteenth-century French thought and literature. He is the author ofÌýThe Search for EnlightenmentÌý(Duckworth, 1999) andÌýVoltaire's Sense of HistoryÌý(Voltaire Foundation, 2004). He is also the editor ofÌýBeaumarchais, The Figaro PlaysÌý(Everyman, 1998). He is currently writing a biography of Voltaire.
Dr LeighÌýwelcomes inquiries from potential MPhil and PhD students with research interests relevant to hisÌýinterests.