Education
D.Phil. (1992), University of Oxford.
Dissertation: The Poetics of Subversion and Conservatism: Satire ca. 1640-1649.
BA (Hons) (1987), English, McMaster University.
Courses
- Ways of Reading: Fiction (ENG-103)
- Ways of Reading: Poetry and Drama (ENG-104)
- The British Novel (ENG-257)
- British Drama Survey (ENG-261)
- History of Literary Criticism (ENG-315)
- Seventeenth-Century English Literature (ENG-343)
- Nineteenth-Century English Literature I: Romantic (ENG-345)
- Shakespeare (ENG-361)
- Milton (ENG-448)
- Western Culture & Tradition II (HUM-120)
About
Dr. Ben Faber has published essays and presented papers on William Shakespeare, John Milton (1608-1674), Joseph Hall (1574-1656), Andrew Marvell (1621-1678), Daniel Defoe (1660-1731), and Henry Alline (1748-1784). He teaches courses in the department on Shakespeare, Milton, The History of Literary Criticism, The British Novel and British Literature 1660-1830.
Research Interests
- Early-modern non-dramatic English literature (esp. Milton, Marvell)
- Shakespeare and theory
- Hermeneutics
- Pedagogy
Selected Research Publications
Visit the View Research Publications page for selected publications by Dr. Ben Faber.
Recent Publications
Faber, Ben. “Language and Literature in Reformed Perspective.” In Academy Regained, ed. Russ Kosits. Sioux Center: Dordt Press, forthcoming.
Faber, Ben. “Outrage from Lifeless Things: Theodicy and the Anthropogenic Effects of the Fall in Paradise Lost.” In Christian Environmentalism and Human Responsibility in the 21st Century: Questions of Stewardship and Accountability, ed. Katherine M. Quinsey. New York: Routledge, 2023.
Faber, Ben. “Covenant and Pedagogy.” International Journal of Christianity and Education 24, no. 3 (2020).
Faber, Ben. “Manifesting the Soul in Andrew Marvell’s ‘On a Drop of Dew’.” Early Modern Literary Studies 19, no. 1 (2016).
Faber, Ben. “The Art of Divine Meditation in George Herbert’s The Temple.” Christianity and Literature 66, no. 1 (2016).