Alfred J. Drake
My blogs
- American Literature Notes by Alfred J. Drake, Ph.D.
- Sense Sublime -- English Literature Notes, Medieval to Modern
- Theoryocracy, a Blog for Literary Theory and Criticism
- Devils to Adore for Deities: Notes on John Milton's Poetry and Prose
- World Literature Notes by A.J. Drake
- Shakespeare Notes by Alfred J. Drake, Ph.D.
| Gender | Male |
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| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Private Tutor and Editor; Retired Teacher |
| Location | Orange County, California, United States |
| Interests | Classical literature, C19 British literature, American literature, contemporary literary theory, history of literary criticism, environmental literature and ecocriticism, film. Non-academic: voice and guitar, riding my road bike, Indian cooking, gardening, spiders, books, film. |
| Favorite Music | Classical: Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Handel, Bach, Debussy, others. Also traditional Indian music. Various rock and pop. |
| Favorite Books | Authors: Blake, Wordsworth, Shelley, Wilde, Shakespeare, Milton, Dante, others. |