Mark Lussier specializes in European Romantic literature, especially that of William Blake.
As a professor emeritus of English at Arizona State University, his research has explored the relation of literature and art with religion and science. Lussier is currently dean of the Emeritus College at ASU and his recent work focuses on medical humanities.
Lussier’s recent work focuses on medical humanities. His books include "Perspective as a Problem in the Art, History and Literature of Early Modern England" (1994), "Romantic Dynamics: The Poetics of Physicality" (1999), "Romanticism and Buddhism" (2006), "Engaged Romanticism: Romanticism as Praxis" (2008) (with Bruce Matsunaga), and "Romantic Dharma: The Emergence of Buddhism into Nineteenth-Century Europe" (2011).