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King Alfred Chair of English Literature
The
King Alfred
Chair
of
English Literature
was
founded
at the
University of Liverpool
,
England
in
1881
.
King
Alfred
Professors
of
English
Literature
The holders of
the chair
have been:
1881–1889: A.C. Bradley
1890–1900:
Walter Raleigh
1901–1925:
Oliver Elton
1929–1951:
Leonard Martin
1951–1974:
Kenneth Muir
1974–1990:
Philip Edwards
1991–2003:
Jonathan Bate
2004–2010:
Neil Corcoran
