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Martin Puchner
Byron and Anita Wien Professor of Drama and of English and Comparative Literature
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Profile
Research Fields: Modernism; drama; literary theory; world literature.
Education: B.A Konstanz University 1992, Ph.D. Harvard University, 1998
Publications: Culture: The Story of Us, from Cave Art to K-Pop (Norton, 2023), Literature for a Changing Planet (PUP, 2022), The Language of Thieves (2020, Norton) -German edition, Die Sprache der Vagabunden-, The Written World: The Power of Stories to Shape People, History, Civilization (2017, Random House). Gen. ed., The Norton Anthology of World Literature; The Drama of Ideas (2010); co-ed., The Norton Anthology of Drama (2009); ed., Modern Drama: Critical Concepts (2008); Poetry of the Revolution (2006); co-ed., Against Theatre (2006); ed., Six Plays by Henrik Ibsen (2003); Stage Fright (2002).
Contact
Email: puchner@fas.harvard.edu
Phone: 617-495-1139
Additional Website: https://complit.fas.harvard.edu/people/puchner-martin/
Expertise
Modernism
Drama
Literary theory
world literature
Drama
Literary theory
world literature
Outside professional activities
Outside Professional Activities
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Norton Publishers
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Queen Mary University of London
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