The King Alfred Chair of English Literature was founded at the University of Liverpool, England in 1881.
The holders of the chair have been:
- 1881-1889: A.C. Bradley
- 1890-1900: Walter Raleigh
- 1901-1925: Oliver Elton
- 1929-1951: Leonard Martin
- 1951-1974: Kenneth Muir
- 1974-1990: Philip Edwards
- 1991-2003: Jonathan Bate
- 2004-2010: Neil Corcoran
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