Angus Warren

Angus Warren studies the literature and culture of early medieval England. Prior to his arrival at Yale in 2022, he received his B.A. in Classical Studies from Middlebury College and an MPhil Medieval History at Pembroke College, Cambridge.

Angus’ dissertation project examines the reception of Roman literature in the Latin poetry of Aldhelm, Bede, Alcuin, and Wulfstan Cantor. His research uncovers a vein of intense anti-pagan polemic shot through the entire pre-Conquest Anglo-Latin corpus, whereby lines and imagery excerpted from classical poets – Vergil, Persius, and Juvenal chief among them – are recycled in contexts specifically concerned with the denunciation of false gods. The Roman poets, in other words, are made to participate in the condemnation of their own culture.

Angus cut his teeth as a palaeographer working in Archbishop Parker’s collection at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, and has since gained further experience in libraries across the United Kingdom and United States. At Yale, Angus is the convener of the weekly Medieval Lunch Symposium and co-convener of the flagship series Yale Lectures in Medieval Studies. A life-long sailor, Angus maintains an active interest in maritime archaeology, especially the archaeology of medieval ships and port facilities. He moonlights as a choral musician, singing tenor with the Yale Schola Cantorum.