Seth Lerer

2.2k total citations
69 papers, 500 citations indexed

About

Seth Lerer is a scholar working on Classics, History and Literature and Literary Theory. According to data from OpenAlex, Seth Lerer has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 500 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Classics, 16 papers in History and 14 papers in Literature and Literary Theory. Recurrent topics in Seth Lerer's work include Medieval Literature and History (28 papers), Historical Studies of British Isles (7 papers) and Themes in Literature Analysis (6 papers). Seth Lerer is often cited by papers focused on Medieval Literature and History (28 papers), Historical Studies of British Isles (7 papers) and Themes in Literature Analysis (6 papers). Seth Lerer collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Korea and Canada. Seth Lerer's co-authors include Bernard Cerquiglini, Betsy Wing, John Thompson, Joseph Loewenstein, Steven N. Zwicker, Joad Raymond, Heidi Brayman Hackel, Michael Schoenfeldt, Adrian Johns and Kirstie M. McClure and has published in prestigious journals such as The Modern Language Review, Comparative Literature and The American Journal of Philology.

In The Last Decade

Seth Lerer

45 papers receiving 284 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Seth Lerer United States 12 222 190 165 63 61 69 500
Stephen G. Nichols United States 12 186 0.8× 116 0.6× 140 0.8× 90 1.4× 69 1.1× 66 493
Sarah Kay United States 12 281 1.3× 113 0.6× 109 0.7× 127 2.0× 52 0.9× 68 453
Paul Zumthor Netherlands 11 197 0.9× 119 0.6× 170 1.0× 116 1.8× 66 1.1× 70 524
Alastair Minnis United States 14 473 2.1× 283 1.5× 131 0.8× 118 1.9× 62 1.0× 44 623
R. Howard Bloch United States 11 263 1.2× 146 0.8× 136 0.8× 77 1.2× 82 1.3× 36 490
Terence Cave United Kingdom 9 106 0.5× 83 0.4× 143 0.9× 26 0.4× 47 0.8× 38 357
Janet Coleman United Kingdom 11 213 1.0× 157 0.8× 78 0.5× 41 0.7× 89 1.5× 36 525
Tom Shippey United States 14 260 1.2× 110 0.6× 240 1.5× 162 2.6× 76 1.2× 64 607
Barbara Kiefer Lewalski United States 12 86 0.4× 152 0.8× 198 1.2× 22 0.3× 96 1.6× 55 549
Margreta de Grazia United States 11 64 0.3× 85 0.4× 274 1.7× 29 0.5× 67 1.1× 32 469

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Fields of papers citing papers by Seth Lerer

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Seth Lerer

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All Works

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Lerer, Seth. (2021). Meter and Modernity in English Verse, 1350–1650 by Eric Weiskott. Studies in the age of Chaucer. 43(1). 355–360.
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Lerer, Seth. (2018). Shakespeare's Lyric Stage. 1 indexed citations
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Lerer, Seth. (2015). For Grown-Ups Too: The Surprising Depth and Complexity of Children's Literature.. The American Educator. 38(4). 37–41.
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Johnston, Michael, Seth Lerer, Stephen G. Nichols, et al.. (2015). The Medieval Manuscript Book. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 12 indexed citations
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Lerer, Seth. (2011). Auerbach's Shakespeare. Philological quarterly. 90(1). 21. 2 indexed citations
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Lerer, Seth. (2008). "Dum Ludis Floribus": Language and Text in the Medieval English Lyric. Philological quarterly. 87. 237. 2 indexed citations
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Lerer, Seth. (2008). Children's Literature and the Art of Forgetting. The Yale Review. 92(3). 33–49. 1 indexed citations
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Lerer, Seth. (2007). Inventing English: A Portable History of the Language. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 9 indexed citations
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Lerer, Seth. (2006). Epilogue: Falling Asleep over the History of the Book. PMLA/Publications of the Modern Language Association of America. 121(1). 229–234. 4 indexed citations
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Lerer, Seth, et al.. (2004). Fiction and Incarnation: Rhetoric, Theology, and Literature in the Middle Ages. Comparative Literature. 56(3). 262–262. 5 indexed citations
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Lerer, Seth. (2004). The Endurance of Formalism in Middle English Studies. Literature Compass. 1(1). **–**. 5 indexed citations
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Lerer, Seth. (2003). Hello, Dude: Philology, Performance, and Technology in Mark Twain's Connecticut Yankee. American Literary History. 15(3). 471–503. 10 indexed citations
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Lerer, Seth. (2003). Medieval English Literature and the Idea of the Anthology. PMLA/Publications of the Modern Language Association of America. 118(5). 1251–1267. 21 indexed citations
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Lerer, Seth & John David Dawson. (2002). Christian Figural Reading and the Fashioning of Identity. Comparative Literature. 54(4). 357–357.
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Lerer, Seth, et al.. (1995). Introduction: What is a Text?. Huntington Library Quarterly. 58(1). 1–10. 1 indexed citations
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Lerer, Seth. (1993). Chaucer and His Readers. Princeton University Press eBooks. 33 indexed citations
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Lerer, Seth. (1990). Textual Criticism and Literary Theory: Chaucer and His Readers. Exemplaria. 2(1). 329–345. 2 indexed citations
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Lerer, Seth. (1985). Boethius and dialogue. 3 indexed citations

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