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Diana Barnes

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DIANA G. BARNES’ field of research is early modern literature with particular emphases on gender and the literary representation of nature and community. Her book Epistolary Community in Print, 1580-1664 was published with Ashgate in 2013. She has book chapters and journal articles on various C17th topics including Shakespeare’s Merry Wives of Windsor, Brilliana Harley’s wartime correspondence, Margaret Cavendish’s published plays and letters, Andrew Marvell’s challenging poem ‘Upon Appleton House’, and how early modern literature shaped the Australian settler-colonial mindset.
 
Current research projects include a study of early modern women’s use of stoic discourse, emotions and letters, civility and early modern genres of community, cultures of compassion, and early modern bubbles.

Education/Academic qualification

Honours, University of Melbourne

Masters, University of Melbourne

Doctorate, University of Melbourne

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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 4 - Quality Education
    SDG 4 Quality Education
  2. SDG 5 - Gender Equality
    SDG 5 Gender Equality
  3. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

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  • Emotion and the Letter: An Introduction

    Barclay, K. & Barnes, D. G., 30 Oct 2025, Emotions and the letter: a history from antiquity to the present. Barclay, Barnes, K. A. & G, D. (eds.). 1 ed. London, United Kingdom, p. 1-21 (Historty of Emotions).

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Research

  • Emotions and the letter: a history from antiquity to the present

    Barclay, K. & Barnes, D. G., 30 Oct 2025, 1 ed. London, United Kingdom. 240 p. (Historty of Emotions)

    Research output: Book/Report › Book › Edited

  • Letters

    Barnes, D. G., 20 Jan 2025, The Oxford Handbook of English Prose, 1640-1714. McDowell, N. & Power, H. (eds.). Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, p. 379-399

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Other

  • Letters

    Barnes, D. G., 1 Feb 2025, The Palgrave Encyclopaedia of Early Modern Women's Writing. Pender, P. & Smith, R. (eds.). 1 ed. Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, p. 1-14

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary

  • Madame de Sévigné’s Letters and the Formation of Elite Community

    Barnes, D. G., 2 Jul 2025, In: Forum for Modern Language Studies. 61, 2, p. 1-12

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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