Dr. Kent Lehnhof

Kent Lehnhof earned a BA from Brigham Young University and a PhD from Duke University. He has been teaching at Chapman since 2004, where he specializes in early modern literature, with an emphasis on Shakespearean drama. His monograph, Voice and Ethics in Shakespeare's Late Plays, was published by Cambridge UP in 2025. In addition, he has co-edited two essay collections: Shakespeare's Virtuous Theatre (Edinburgh UP, 2023) and Of Levinas and Shakespeare (Purdue UP, 2018). He has also authored over two dozen articles for scholarly journals like Shakespeare Quarterly, Shakespeare Bulletin, Renaissance Drama, English Literary Renaissance, English Literary History, Studies in English Literature, Milton Quarterly, Milton Studies, Modern Philology, and Criticism.

Dr. Lehnhof is currently working on a guidebook to Shakespeare for Arden/Bloomsbury. This book, titled Understanding Shakespeare's Plays: A Candid Companion to All the Drama, is scheduled for publication in late 2026 or early 2027.

Dr. Lehnhof holds the rare distinction of having been awarded Chapman's highest honor for excellence in scholarship (the Wang-Fradkin Professorship, which Dr. Lehnhof received in 2008) and Chapman's highest honor for excellence in teaching (the Outstanding Teaching Professorship, which Dr. Lehnhof received in 2013).

In alternating years, Dr. Lehnhof leads a summer travel course to London. The next iteration of ENG 355 (Theater in England) is slated for summer 2026.