Michael Cronin (academic)


Michael Cronin is an Irish academic specialist in culture, travel literature, translation studies and the Irish language. He is the current holder of the Chair of French at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. Cronin is a member of the Royal Irish Academy.

Biography

He was born on 1 October 1960 holds a BA from Trinity College Dublin, an MA awarded in 1982 from University College Dublin and a Ph.D awarded in 1991 from Trinity College Dublin with a thesis "Ludic elements in the prose fiction of Réjean Ducharme and Gérard Bessette"
He is co-editor of The Irish Review.
He was elected a member of the Royal Irish Academy in 2008, and holds the post of its Humanities Secretary.
He is also the Chairperson of Poetry Ireland.
He was appointed to the Ambassadors Chair at KU Leuven for the 2019-2020 academic year.

Published works

Books written by Michael Cronin include:
Books edited by him include: