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Robert D. Hume
Evan Pugh University Professor of English
Preferred Pronouns: he his
Mailroom: 430 Burrowes Building
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Curriculum Vitae
Education
BA Haverford 1966
Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania 1969
Websites
Areas of Specialization
18th-century British Literature
I work in drama and theatre history and opera history, 1660-1800. Most of my research is now in the economic history of culture, including drama, theatre, concerts, opera, book publication, and art history.