- Ph.D. Program
- Email: brufontes@tamu.edu
- Office: LAAH 303
- Document: CV
Research Areas
- Early Modern Studies
- History of the Book and Textual Studies
Biography
As a Ph.D. student in the Department of English at Texas A&M, Fontes is interested in Early Modern Studies, 17th-century English literature and culture, book history, and bibliography. Fontes’ current project explores the relationships among royalist printers, booksellers, and authors during the Commonwealth. Their previous research discussed the printing of Elizabethan authors by royalist booksellers to disseminate courtier values, specifically Fulke Greville’s “Life of Sidney.” Fontes studies the production of Eikon Basilike’s primary booksellers during the 1650s, exploring the dispute over Charles I’s image among royalists. Fontes completed their M.S. in History from the University of Sao Paulo (Brazil) in 2021.