Peter Cocozzella received his B.A. from Regis College and his Ph.D. from Saint Louis University. He specializes in Castilian and Catalan literatures of the late Middle Ages. Most of his career has been devoted to teaching Spanish language and literature in the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures at the State University of New York at Binghamton. Cocozzella's numerous publications include critical editions, book reviews, translations, and a variety of essays.