Rafey Habib

Dr. Rafey Habib grew up in England and now lives in America. He received his doctorate from the University of Oxford, and is currently Distinguished Professor of English at Rutgers University. He is the author of thirteen books, including The Early T.S. Eliot and Western Philosophy (1999), An Anthology of Modern Urdu Poetry in English Translation (2003), A History of Literary Criticism: From Plato to The Present (2005), Hegel and Empire (2018), Hegel and the Foundations of Literary Theory (2020) and Literary Studies: A Norton Guide (2020). He edited the Cambridge History of Literary Criticism, Vol VI (2013) and the Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory (2013; originally edited by J.A. Cuddon). He has also authored a book of poetry, Shades of Islam (2010). His essays include "Hegel and Islam" (2017) and “Translating the Qur’an: Towards a New Approach" (2021).