Faculty Profile

Dr. George F. Freije Assistant Professor of English

Education:

• B.A., Boston College, 1965
• M.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1967
• Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1971

Research and Scholarly Interests:

Shakespeare studies; seventeenth- and eighteenth-century studies, with special interests in the metaphysical poets and in the writings of Jonathan Swift; speculative fiction; and writing across the curriculum/disciplines; founder of Manhattan College chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, the international English honor society.

Publications/Grants

Dr. Freije has written articles and reviews on George Chapman, Gerard Manley Hopkins, D.H. Lawrence, the gothic novel, and technological developments in the humanities; and he has participated in an N.E.H. grant for the Arts and Science Core Curriculum program, as coordinator of writing across the curriculum.

Courses Taught/Teaching:

Dr. Freije regularly teaches writing courses from basic to advanced levels; a survey of the short story; fantasy and science fiction; and a course for English majors in English Literature, the beginnings to John Milton.

• ENGL 106: Fundamentals of English
• ENGL 110: College Writing
• ENGL 210: Exposition and Argumentation
• ENGL 245: Introduction to Shakespeare
• ENGL 275: The Short Story
• ENGL 287: Fantasy and Science Fiction
• ENGL 309: English Literature: Beowulf to 1674

The courses listed are not necessarily those being taught this semester; for that information, check the listing of course offerings. For course descriptions, see undergraduate catalog.

Contact Information:

• Telephone: (718) 862-7966
• Office: Miguel 407
• Fax: (718) 862-8044
• e-mail: george.freije@manhattan.edu

Page last updated by N. Cave on June 27 2006