Martin Puchner

Martin Puchner is a literary critic and philosopher. He now is the Byron and Anita Wien Chair of Drama and of English and Comparative Literature at Harvard University. He is the founding director of the Mellon School of Theater and Performance Research at Harvard University.

His early work as a literary critic focused on modernism, especially such genres as the closet drama, the literary manifesto, and modern drama. His philosophical work concerns the philosophical dialogue and the intersections of theater and philosophy. His recent work focuses on large-scale projects in literature, technology, and cultural history. He is the general editor of the ''Norton Anthology of World Literature'' and lectures on world literature. Provided by Wikipedia