Biography
Nick Mason is Professor of English at BYU, where he has taught since 1999. He specializes in literature of Britain's Romantic period (1780s–1830s), book and periodical studies, and contemporary European literature and culture. His recent publications include the edited essay collection (with Tom Mole) Romantic Periodicals in the Twenty-First Century: Eleven Case Studies from Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine (Edinburgh UP); a digital edition (with Paul Westover and Shannon Stimpson) of William Wordsworth’s Guide to the Lakes (Romantic Circles); and the book Literary Advertising and the Shaping of British Romanticism (Johns Hopkins UP). He has also co-edited (with Paul Westover and Michelle Levy) a forthcoming digital edition of Dorothy Wordsworth’s Lake District writings, and he is currently working on a three-volume edition of Dorothy Wordsworth’s largely unpublished Rydal Journals.
Research Interests
Prof. Mason's recent publications include:* The digital edition Dorothy Wordsworth's Lake District (co-edited with Paul Westover and Michelle Levy, Romantic Circles, 2023)
* The essay collection Romantic Periodicals in the 21st Century: 11 Case Studies from Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine (co-edited with Tom Mole, Edinburgh UP, 2020)
* A digital edition of William Wordsworth’s Guide to the Lakes (co-edited with Paul Westover and Shannon Stimpson, Romantic Circles, 2015 [1st ed.] and 2020 [expanded 2nd ed.])
* The book Literary Advertising and the Shaping of British Romanticism (Johns Hopkins UP, 2013)
* Essays on "Literary Parody and Satire" (Oxford Handbook of British Romantic Prose, 2024), “Larches, Llandaff, and Forestry Politics in Wordsworth’s Guide to the Lakes” (Studies in Romanticism, 2022), and Caroline Bowles's contributions to Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (Romantic Periodicals in the 21st Century, 2020)
His forthcoming work includes a scholarly edition of Dorothy Wordsworth's largely unpublished Rydal Journals (Liverpool UP, early 2025) and an introduction to the life and poetry of Wordsworth's radical niece Margaret Hutchinson (PMLA, 2025).
Teaching Interests
British literature since 1750 (especially the Romantic period), book history, and contemporary British and European fiction.Honors and Awards
- Willison Trust Research Fellowship for Book History, Willison Charitable Trust (UK) (2019 - 2021)
- Humanities Center Fellowship, BYU Humanities Center (2017 - 2020)
- Wesley P. Lloyd Award for Distinction in Graduate Education, BYU (2019 - 2019)
- European Studies Professor of the Year, European Studies Student Association (2018 - 2018)
Administrative Assignments
- European Studies: International Area Studies Coordinator (2012 - 2017)
Memberships
- Research Society for Victorian Periodicals (2016 - Present)
- British Association for Romantic Studies (2015 - Present)
- Modern Language Association (2010 - Present)
- Keats-Shelley Association of America (2005 - Present)
- North American Society for the Study of Romanticism (1999 - Present)
Professional Citizenship
- Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Oakland University (Michigan) (2024 - 2024)
- Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Carleton University (Ottawa, Canada) (2024 - 2024)
- Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Edinburgh University Press (2024 - 2024)
- Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Adam Matthew Publishing (2024 - 2024)