Stephen Greenblatt

Stephen Greenblatt is the Cogan University Professor of the Humanities at Harvard University's Faculty of Arts and Sciences, specializing in English literature. He holds a Ph.D. from Yale and has been a pivotal figure in Shakespearean scholarship and early modern studies for over four decades.

• Education:
  • BA, Yale (1964)
  • MPhil, Cambridge (1966)
  • PhD, Yale (1969)

His research interests span:

• Shakespearean studies
• Renaissance cultural mobility
• Religion-literature intersections
• Literary anthropology
• Travel literature
• New Historicism methodology

Key scientific contributions include foundational works on Shakespeare's cultural impact, Renaissance humanist practices, and transatlantic discourse. Notably, The Swerve (2011) examined Renaissance intellectual transformation, winning both National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize.

Awards & Honors:

• Holberg Prize Laureate (2016)
• Pulitzer Prize (2012)
• National Book Award (2011)
• James Russell Lowell Prize (MLA)
• Two Guggenheim Fellowships
• Mellon Distinguished Humanist Award

Plus memberships in elite academies: American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Philosophical Society, and British Academy.