Dr. Sam Overstreet

Ralph S. Collins Chair in Humanities, Professor of English

Topics of Interest & Expertise: William Langland, Piers Plowman, electronic editing of medieval texts, medieval English language and literature, medieval allegory, history of the English language

Education: B.A., Yale University; Ph.D., Cornell University.


Bio: Dr. Overstreet is Professor of English teaching classes in Chaucer, Shakespeare, early Western literature, history of the English language and grammar. He earned a B.A. in literature from Yale University in 1978 and a Ph.D. in medieval studies from Cornell University in 1985. He is a member of the Medieval Academy and the Society for Early English and Norse Electronic Texts.

Most recently, Overstreet has been using his expertise in speaking and translating medieval English to create an audio version of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales.

Contact: (865) 981-8209
info@maryvillecollege.edu