Dr Ian Blyth
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Lecturer in Literature & Philosophy; Programme Leader, BA (Hons) Literature
Ian’s research interests are primarily in mediaeval Arthurian literature (c. 600 - 1400), the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, James Macpherson’s Ossianic translations in the 1760s, environmental philosophy (especially sentience and ethics), and the representation of nature in science fiction, fantasy, and myth from the early classical period to the present day.