Marc Shell, born 1947 in Montreal, is a Canadian literary critic.
[2] Shell studied at McGill University and Trinity College, Cambridge, and earned a B.A.
Shell is one of the forerunners, along with Jean-Joseph Goux and others, of the literary-critical movement that has been dubbed 'New Economic Criticism '.
His contributions to the study of relations between linguistic and literary economies are encompassed in several books,[4] Forthcoming works in this area include the following: Multilingualism: Shell is the co-founder of Harvard's Longfellow Institute, which is devoted to the study of Non-English American literatures, relevant books about translation, language policy and bilingualism that include: Disability studies: Shell's books in disability studies include works about paralysis and stuttering.
Canada and the United States: Shell's writings about Canada and the United States include: