The Sappho We Fell in Love With
Mary Barnard reinvented an ancient poet for a modern world.
By Professor Emily Greenwood
With Sappho, where else to begin but on the pillow? In the…
Photo of Renato Poggioli 2026 Guest Speaker Wesleyan President Michael Roth
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Photo of Renato Poggioli 2026 Guest Speaker Wesleyan President Michael Roth
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Photo of Professor Jeffrey Schnapp introducing Renato Poggioli 2026 Guest Speaker Wesleyan President Michael Roth
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Photo of Renato Poggioli 2026 Guest Speaker Wesleyan President Michael Roth
Congratulations to our seniors for turning in their senior theses!
Photo of Renato Poggioli 2026 Guest Speaker Wesleyan President Michael Roth
-Photo by Mira Kaplan-
Photo of Renato Poggioli 2026 Guest Speaker Wesleyan President Michael Roth
-Photo by Mira Kaplan-
Photo of Professor Jeffrey Schnapp introducing Renato Poggioli 2026 Guest Speaker Wesleyan President Michael Roth
-Photo by Mira Kaplan-
Photo of Renato Poggioli 2026 Guest Speaker Wesleyan President Michael Roth
Congratulations to our seniors for turning in their senior theses!
Future course planned for 2027-28: In this course, students will read English translations of ten novels that have recently won major prizes. In addition to exploring themes of contemporary literature from around the world, special attention will be paid to the role of translation in shaping the work and its reception, and to the question of what makes for a prize-winning translation. Each week students will read a prize-winning translated novel alongside reports from the prize committee, reviews of the translation, and what the translators say about their work.
Reflecting the ongoing paradigm shift of comparative studies from an almost exclusive focus on Western European traditions to a newly global awareness, our faculty ranks have expanded in recent years to encompass a world-wide range of languages and cultures.
Check out our Prospective Concentrators and Peer Advisors
pages for more information.
Contact our Director of Undergraduate Studies,
Dr. Sandra Naddaff.
During the academic year 2026-2027, the Department of Comparative Literature will be carrying out a senior rank search in the field of Yiddish Studies.
Founded as a graduate program in 1904 and joining with the undergraduate Literature Concentration in 2007, Harvard’s Department of Comparative Literature operates at the crossroads of multilingualism, literary study, and media history.
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