Sos Eltis is

Fellow A fellow is a concept whose exact meaning depends on context. In learned or professional societies, it refers to a privileged member who is specially elected in recognition of their work and achievements. Within the context of higher education ...

and Tutor in English at

Brasenose College, Oxford Brasenose College (BNC) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It began as Brasenose Hall in the 13th century, before being founded as a college in 1509. The library and chapel were added in the mi ...

. She is a nineteenth- and twentieth-century specialist, with a special interest in theatre. she is also Vice-Principal of the College. Eltis is the author of ''Revising Wilde: Society and Subversion in the plays of Oscar Wilde'', which has been described as "a radical re-examination of the plays of

Oscar Wilde Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 185430 November 1900) was an Irish poet and playwright. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular playwrights in London in the early 1890s. He is ...

", and of ''Acts of Desire: Women and Sex on Stage 1800-1930''. Eltis is a keen oarswoman, is a

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and has two sons.missing citation Eltis is married to the English novelist

Mark Haddon Mark Haddon (born 28 October 1962) is an English novelist, best known for ''The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time'' (2003). He won the Whitbread Award, the Dolly Gray Children's Literature Award, Guardian Prize, and a Commonwealth Wr ...

, author of ''

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time ''The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time'' is a 2003 mystery novel by British writer Mark Haddon. Its title refers to an observation by the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes (created by Arthur Conan Doyle) in the 1892 short story ...

'', which is dedicated to her.

References

External links

Dr Sos Eltis: Interviewed

Faculty webpage

College webpage
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