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Matthew Redmond

Matthew Redmond
Matthew Redmond is a Lecturer in the Program in Writing and Rhetoric at Stanford University. His research explores influence, mortality, and the experience of time in American and European literature. His work has appeared in English Literary History, Nineteenth-Century Literature, and Textes et Contextes.


Inventing the American Revolution: On Thomas Paine’s Guide to Fighting Dictatorship

“How are free people supposed to stay free? One short answer: don’t trust anyone over thirty.”
August 13, 2025  By Matthew Redmond
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What’s The Crown Without a Living Queen Elizabeth II?

Matthew Redmond on the Blurred Lines Between Living and Historical Memory
November 7, 2022  By Matthew Redmond
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What’s the Point of a Prequel When We All Know Things End Badly?

Matthew Redmond on the Reading Lessons of Better Call Saul and House of the Dragon
September 30, 2022  By Matthew Redmond
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Why Should We Read Unfinished Novels?

Matthew Redmond on Fragments of Edgar Allan Poe, Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, and More
January 22, 2021  By Matthew Redmond
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