Margaret Miner (Ph.D. Yale University)
Associate Professor of French
(312) 996-3229
mminer@uic.edu
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As a teacher, I concentrate mostly on literature published since the French Revolution, and my courses fortunately give me occasions to teach a wide variety of works. Among the more interesting avenues that my classes have opened for me in recent years are Artaud's poetry, Leiris's autobiographical enterprise, Fromentin's travel accounts, and Delphine de Girardin's theater.

My research revolves mainly around French literature of the nineteenth century. Much of my writing deals with the verse poetry of Baudelaire, Mallarmé, and Rimbaud, but I am equally interested in less canonical genres (such as the prose poem and the fragment) and lesser-known writers (such as Jules Janin and Leo Lespes). In addition, I am drawn toward short fiction, particularly fantastic tales and stories for children.



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