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Sarah Adams, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of English
Sarah Adams, Ph.D., teaches Basic Composition, Shakespeare, and Introduction to Early English Literature at APU. Her area of study is medieval literature with a focus on hagiography. Additionally, Adams is interested in Arthurian literature and modern science fiction and fantasy.

Education

Ph.D. – The Ohio State University, 2007
M.A. – The Ohio State University, 2001
B.A. – Case Western Reserve University, 1998

Expertise

  • Fantasy Literature
  • Haigiography
  • Medieval Literature

Courses Taught

ENGL 110 – Freshman Writing Seminar
ENGL 222 – English Literature Survey to 1789
ENGL 377 – Shakespeare

Professional/Scholarly Presentations

Presentations
Adams, Sarah. "Personal Desire and the Code of Selfless Chivalry: Re-Examining the Final Tragedy in Morte D'Arthur." International Medieval Congress, University of Leeds, 2003

Adams, Sarah. "It Wasn't Really a Lie: Deceit in the English Lives of St. Thomas the Apostle." ACLA Annual Meeting, Pennsylvania State University, 2005

Adams, Sarah. "Discernment Among the Demons: How to Tell a Saint from a Sinner." International Congress on Medieval Studies, Western Michigan University, 2005

Adams, Sarah. "Beasts, Men and Fallen Angels: Labile Human Nature in the Vita Sancti Dunstani." ACLA Annual Meeting, Princeton University, 2006

Adams, Sarah. "A Voice of Their Own: Women's Speech in the Romances of Chretien de Troyes." International Congress on Medieval Studies, Western Michigan University, 2003

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