''ELH'' (''English Literary History'') is an
academic journal
An academic journal or scholarly journal is a periodical publication in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as permanent and transparent forums for the presentation, scrutiny, and ...
established in 1934 at
Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University (Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, or JHU) is a private research university in Baltimore, Maryland. Founded in 1876, Johns Hopkins is the oldest research university in the United States and in the western hemisphere. It consi ...
, devoted to the study of major works in the
English language
English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the ...
, particularly
British literature. It covers developments in literature through historical, critical, and theoretical methods. The current
editor-in-chief
An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies.
The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...
is Douglas Mao (
Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University (Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, or JHU) is a private research university in Baltimore, Maryland. Founded in 1876, Johns Hopkins is the oldest research university in the United States and in the western hemisphere. It consi ...
).
''ELH'' self-describes as
welcom ngsophisticated, groundbreaking essays on all literatures in English and on cultural forms and contexts related to those literatures. Continuing a tradition that stretches back to 1934, the journal's editors balance historical, critical, and theoretical concerns in seeking to publish the very best work on English-language writing from its beginnings to the present day.
Submissions are received year-round. Authors are asked that manuscripts submitted for review be "in Word (.doc or .docx) format," "in accordance with ''The Chicago Manual of Style'', 16th ed.," and "double-spaced, with one-inch margins, in Times New Roman, 12 pt. font." The word count for manuscripts is between 8,000 and 12,000 words, including endnotes.
Most recent issue (Summer 2020) Table of Contents:
* From the English Institute—
** An
Introduction to the English Institute Essays on ‘Truth-Telling’ by Sangeeta Ray and Ian Balfour
** Zahid R. Chaudhary on
The Politics of Exposure: Truth After Post-Facts
** Jennifer Doyle on
Alethurgy's Shadows: Truth-Telling Between Women in Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan Novels
** David Kurnick on
A Few Lies: Queer Theory and Our Method Melodramas
** Joanna Picciotto on
Truth-Telling, Mass Media, and The Poet's Office
* Katherine Walker on
Clowns and Demonic Learning in Doctor Faustus
* Ross Lerner on
The Astonied Body in ''Paradise Lost''
* Andrew Lawson on
Becoming Bourgeois: Benjamin Franklin's Account of the Self
* David A. P. Womble on
What Climate Did to Consent, 1748–1818
* Lily Gurton-Wachter on
Blake's "Little Black Thing": Happiness and Injury in the Age of Slavery
and
* Peter Howarth on
Marianne Moore's Performances
Previous editors-in-chief include Jonathan Kramnick (
Yale University
Yale University is a Private university, private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Sta ...
),
Frances Ferguson (
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, U of C, or UChi) is a private university, private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Its main campus is located in Chicago's Hyde Park, Chicago, Hyde Park neighborhood. The University of Chic ...
),
Ronald Paulson
Ronald Howard Paulson (born May 27, 1930 in Bottineau, North Dakota) is an American professor of English, a specialist in English 18th-century art and culture, and the world's leading expert on English artist William Hogarth.
Education
Paul ...
(
Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University (Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, or JHU) is a private research university in Baltimore, Maryland. Founded in 1876, Johns Hopkins is the oldest research university in the United States and in the western hemisphere. It consi ...
). The current editorial board is available online.
References
External links
*
ELHat
Project MUSE
Project MUSE, a non-profit collaboration between libraries and publishers, is an online database of peer-reviewed academic journals and electronic books. Project MUSE contains digital humanities and social science content from over 250 univers ...
Literary magazines published in the United States
Johns Hopkins University Press academic journals
English-language journals
Publications established in 1934
Quarterly journals
{{lit-journal-stub