Bruce Brandt Papers

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Bruce Brandt Papers

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  • 1977-2016 (Creation)

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1.0 linear feet (1 record box)

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Dr. Brandt is an Emeritus Professor of English whose scholarly specialization is English Renaissance literature, with particular emphasis on Shakespearean studies and Renaissance drama, prose, and poetry. He earned a Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1977, following completion of an M.A. in 1971 and a B.A. in 1969 from the University of Denver. After completing his doctoral studies, Brandt joined the faculty of South Dakota State University in Brookings, South Dakota, in the fall of 1979.

During his tenure at SDSU, Brandt taught and conducted research primarily in English Renaissance literature, focusing on Shakespeare and related Renaissance authors and genres. In addition to his teaching and scholarship, he served in various academic leadership and service roles, including participation on university and departmental committees and the mentoring of students and colleagues.

Brandt’s scholarship has been recognized through multiple awards. He received the F.O. Butler Foundation Award for Excellence in Scholarship in 1992 and the College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Scholar Award in 2015. His publications include articles, books, and contributions to edited volumes addressing topics such as Shakespearean literature, Renaissance drama, and Marlowe studies, reflecting sustained contributions to the field of English Renaissance scholarship.

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The collection documents the academic career and professional service of Dr. Brandt at South Dakota State University from the late 1970s through the mid 2010s. Materials include records of faculty governance and committee service, such as participation in the Academic Senate, College of Arts and Sciences committees, European Studies Committee, and departmental and college tenure and promotion committees. Teaching materials form a substantial portion of the collection and consist of syllabi, course outlines, assignments, schedules, and examinations for undergraduate and graduate English courses, including Shakespeare, English Renaissance literature, drama, world literature, technical communication, and interdisciplinary European Studies courses. Additional materials document conference participation, research projects, sabbaticals, academic reviews, promotions, awards and nominations, and advising roles for student organizations. The collection also contains correspondence, newsletters, offprints of scholarly articles, vitae, writings, and documentation of professional affiliations, including involvement with the Marlowe Society of America and participation in university presidential inaugurations.

This collection documents faculty teaching, governance, and scholarly activity at South Dakota State University over several decades. It supports research into the history of English studies, curriculum development, faculty service, and academic life at a public land grant university, as well as broader studies of Shakespearean and English Renaissance instruction and scholarship in the late twentieth and early twenty first centuries.

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    ARTICLES
    Brandt, Bruce E. "Shakespeare's Marlowe: The Influence of Christopher Marlowe on Shakespeare's Artistry." Journal of British Studies, vol. 48, no. 2, Cambridge University Press, July 2009, pp. 754-756.

    Brandt, Bruce E. "Christopher Marlowe Studies: Bibliography." Marlowe Studies, vol. 1, no. 1, Purdue University for and on behalf of College of Arts & Sciences Publications Office, 2011, p. 193.

    BOOKS
    Brandt, Bruce Edwin. Christopher Marlowe in the Eighties: An Annotated Bibliography of Marlowe Criticism from 1978 through 1989. West Cornwall, CT: Locust Hill Press, 1992. Available at Hilton M. Briggs Library, Upper Level, PR2674.B72 1992.

    Brandt, Bruce Edwin, editor. Proceedings of the Third Dakotas Conference on Earlier British Literature. Dakotas Conference on Earlier British Literature, 1995. Available at Hilton M. Briggs Library, Upper Level, PR7.D135 1995.

    REVIEWS
    Brandt, Bruce E. Review of "Marlowe's Ovie: The Elegies in the Marlowe Canon" by M. L. Stapleton. Comparative Drama, vol. 49, no. 3, Department of English, Western Michigan University, 2015, pp. 375-378.

    Brandt, Bruce E. Review of "Shakespeare's Marlowe: The Influence of Christopher Marlowe on Shakespeare's Artistry" by Robert A. Logan. Journal of British Studies, vol. 48, no. 3, Cambridge University Press, 2009, pp. 754-756.

    Brandt, Bruce E. Review of "Hammer or Anvil: Psychological Patterns in Christopher Marlowe's Plays" by Constance Brown Kuriyama. Bulletin of the Midwest Modern Language Association, vol. 15, no. 2, 1982, p. 48.

    Brandt, Bruce E. Review of "Edmund Spenser's War on Lord Burghley,” Choice, vol. 49, no. 10, American Library Association, Middletown, 2012, p. 1869.

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