Jeffrey Knapp

Jeffrey Knapp received his Ph.D. in English from the University of California, Berkeley, and taught at Harvard for three years before returning to Berkeley, where he is currently Distinguished Professor of English in the Graduate School. Knapp has published five books on a wide variety of topics: Renaissance literature and drama, the European colonization of America, the Reformation, modern and early modern theories of authorship, mass entertainment, Hollywood film, and Shakespeare. Knapp’s newest book, Shakespeare High and Low, helps readers understand and enjoy Shakespeare by highlighting Shakespeare's own commitment to entertaining the broadest possible audience.