Education

Attridge received his Bachelor of Arts (BA) from Natal University in South Africa before moving to the UK to complete his Master of Arts (MA) and PhD at the University of Cambridge.

Research interests

Attridge undertakes research in South African literature, James Joyce, deconstruction and literary theory and the performance of poetry.

Principal publications

• Well-weighed syllables: Elizabethan Verse in Classical Metres (1974)
• Poetic Rhythm: An Introduction (1995)
• Meter and Meaning: An Introduction to Rhythm in Poetry (2003) - co-author
• The Singularity of Literature (2004) - Winner, 2006 ESSE Book Award
• James Joyce's 'Ulysses': A Casebook (2004)
• How to Read Joyce (2007)

Previous appointments

• Lecturer/Senior Lecturer - University of Southampton (1973-1984)
• Professor - University of Strathclyde (1984-1988)
• Various foreign appointments, including Leverhulme Research Professor - Rutgers University (1988-1998)

Titles

• Mr Derek Attridge (1945-?)
• Dr Derek Attridge (?-1984)
• Prof. Derek Attridge (1984-2007)
• Prof. Derek Attridge FBA (2007-)

Honours and awards

• ESSE Book Award (2006)
• Fellow - British Academy (2007)