by | Mar 21, 2023 | memories

A few days after my last PhD exams in Munich in 1991, I met Michael at the UCLA’s Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies. He had graciously supported my summer fellowship at the Center. In the six weeks I stayed there, Michael met me with dozens of scholars...

by | Mar 21, 2023 | memories

I was a returning student when I took Michael Allen’s Shakespeare’s classes.  He was far and away the best teacher I have ever known, besides being charming and funny and brilliant.  So sorry for your loss.  

by | Mar 14, 2023 | memories

Benjamin, Michael’s son, has kindly provided our local paper in Lewes with the sad news. I first met Mike, as he came to be known, at a Cub Scout meeting, where at about the age of 8 he turned up one Saturday morning with both arms in supporting frames while he...

by | Mar 14, 2023 | memories

I’m grateful to have been involved in the friendship circle with Michael and his family.  I always looked forward to seeing Michael walk into the English Department office with his bright smile and humor to share our thoughts and adventures.  He will be...

by | Mar 10, 2023 | memories

I met Michael in Florence, and then at UCLA. From one side of the ocean to the other, we students admired his splendid English evoking the Platonic projects of the Renaissance philosophers. He was the co-supervisor for my PhD thesis, guiding me through the Ficinian...

by | Mar 10, 2023 | memories

My deepest condolences to Dr. Allen’s family. I first met this wonderful scholar at a conference of the RSA in 2006, and I was fortunate enough to see, listen to, and learn from him at those annual conferences from that point on. His intellectual and personal...