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I took his seminar course on Authorship and Anonymity in the 18th century a year ago and it was incredibly interesting. Lots of readings that are dense and often difficult to parse through, but he goes over them in class in an easily understandable way. Our discussions were really provocative. Highly recommend to English majors!Rate My Professors ↗
Took this class as part of a FIG, it was alright not super engaging. Prof. was pretty passionate about the themes/readings, class was predominately discussion based. Grading criteria for assignments wasn't super clear, little to no feedback given. Grade was pretty evenly made up by reading assignments, in-class discussions, and two projects.Rate My Professors ↗
Prof Vareschi was always kind and enthusiastic about the course material. It was a very discussion-heavy class though, which wasn't always great, however, Prof Vareschi does his best to keep you engaged and interested in the material.Rate My Professors ↗
Super nice guy. Enjoyed this class because they were very discussion heavy. Learned so much about 18th century literature and loved the gothic novel. Great guy to talk to and really just created such a positive learning environmentRate My Professors ↗
Professor Vareschi is one of my favorite professors at Madison. This is my second semester taking a class with him and I find his excitement about the texts to make a great learning environment. He is amazing at facilitating discussions. He creates a welcoming, non-judgemental atmosphere. Come to class prepared, write the papers, and you'll be fineRate My Professors ↗
Loved him as a professor, super nice and caring, he definitely helped me out during a hard time. Highly recommend taking his classes, pretty much discussion-based with a few papers every now and then.Rate My Professors ↗
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ENGL 438 is a course focused on the study of specific topics within 18th-century literature and culture.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Mark Vareschi is described as super nice, caring, and supportive, creating a positive learning environment. Students highly recommend his classes, noting that they are discussion-based with occasional papers and offer engaging content on topics like 18th-century literature and gothic novels.
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026ENGL 681 is a mentored individual study course for students completing honors theses in the major.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
ENGL 699 is a directed study course for junior or senior English students.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleENGL 800 is a gateway course introducing critical theories and methods essential to literary studies.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sampleENGL 990 is a doctoral dissertation research course in English requiring instructor consent.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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