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Martin Puchner

August 28, 2023

Martin Puchner is a literary critic and philosopher. He studied at Konstanz University, the University of Bologna, and the University of California, Santa Barbara, before receiving his Ph.D. at Harvard University. Until 2009 he held the H. Gordon Garbedian Chair at Columbia University, where he also served as co-chair of the Theater Ph.D. program.[1] He now holds the Byron and Anita Wien Chair of Drama and of English and Comparative Literature at Harvard University.[2] 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,[3] the literary manifesto,[4] and modern drama.[5] His philosophical work concerns the philosophical dialogue and the intersections of theater and philosophy.[6]

In an interview with Rain Taxi, Puchner anticipates the avant-garde in the 21st century in its relation to media, asserting “We are going through a media revolution even more extreme than that of the 20th century. I would say that an avant-garde for the 21st century would have to develop ways of using our own new media in critical, innovative, provocative ways. It would also have to be part of a political analysis of our moment, and translate that analysis into a new set of attitudes and ambitions.”[7]

His more recent work focused 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.[8]

In 2016 he launched a HarvardX MOOC on World Literature.[9]

In 2017, he won a Guggenheim Fellowship.[10] He currently is a Cullman Fellow at the New York Public Library.[11]

In 2017, he published a sweeping account of literature from the invention of writing to the Internet: The Written World: The Power of Stories to Shape People, History, Civilization. New York: Random House, 2017.[12] The book won advanced praise from Margaret Atwood.[13] The book was widely reviewed and translated into twenty languages. [14]

On October 13, 2020, W. W. Norton & Company published his book, The Language of Thieves: My Family's Obsession with a Secret Code the Nazis Tried to Eliminate.[15] The book was reviewed in the New York Times and other venues,[16]. The book interweaves family history with an account of the underground language of central Europe called Rotwelsch. It was long-listed for the Wingate Prize.[17] Michael Rosen, in The Guardian, called it "A book about history, language and culture wrapped up in a detective story. . . It feels as if the writer is peeling back the skin to reveal Germany. I found it fascinating."[18]

In 2022 he published Literature for a Changing Language, based on the inaugural Lectures in European History at Oxford University.[19] The book has been called "a stirring manifesto."[20] It calls for a new approach to storytelling in an era of climate change, and has been widely reviewed in the Financial Times and other venues.[21]

In 2023, he published Culture: The Story of Us, from Cave Art to K-pop.[22], which takes us on a breakneck tour through pivotal moments in world history, providing a global introduction to the arts and humanities in one engaging volume. It has been reviewed in the New York Times, the Boston Globe the Wall Street Journal, Elle and Time Magazine and other newspapers.[23]

Bibliography Edit

  • 2002; 2011: Stage Fright: Modernism, Anti-theatricality and Drama. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.
  • 2003: Against Theatre: Creative Destructions on the Modernist Stage. Editor, with Alan Ackerman. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
  • 2003: Six Plays by Henrik Ibsen, with an introduction and notes by Martin Puchner. New York: Barnes and Noble.
  • 2005: Karl Marx: The Communist Manifesto and Other Writings. With an introduction and notes by Martin Puchner. New York: Barnes and Noble.
  • 2006: Theaterfeinde: Die anti-theatralischen Dramatiker der Moderne. Translated by Jan Kuveler. Freiburg: Rombach.
  • 2006: Poetry of the Revolution: Marx, Manifestos, and the Avant-Gardes. Princeton: Princeton University Press, Winner of the James Russell Lowell Award.[24]
  • 2007: Modern Drama: Critical Concepts. New York: Routledge ISBN 978-0-415-38660-9
  • 2009: The Norton Anthology of Drama. Co-editor. New York: Norton.
  • 2010: The Drama of Ideas: Platonic Provocations in Theater and Philosophy. New York: Oxford University Press. Winner of the 2012 Joe A. Callaway Prize for best book in drama or theater.
  • 2012: "The Norton Anthology of World Literature, 3rd edition." General editor. New York: Norton.
  • 2017: "The Written World: The Power of Stories to Shape People, History, Civilization. New York: Random House, 2017.
  • 2020: The Language of Thieves. New York: Norton.
  • 2022: Literature for a Changing Planet. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
  • 2023: Culture: The Story of Us, from Cave Art to K-pop. New York: Norton.

References Edit

  1. ^ Columbia U English & Comparative Literature faculty profiles March 17, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "| Faculty of Arts & Sciences".
  3. ^ Stage Fright: Modernism, Anti-theatricality, and Drama (Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002) ISBN 0-8018-6855-6
  4. ^ Poetry of the Revolution: Marx, Manifestos, and the Avant-Gardes (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2006) ISBN 0-691-12260-1
  5. ^ Modern Drama: Critical Concepts (New York: Routledge, 2007) ISBN 978-0-415-38660-9
  6. ^ The Drama of Ideas: Platonic Provocations in Theater and Philosophy (New York: Oxford University Press, 2010) ISBN 0-19-973032-6
  7. ^ Bourgeois, Louis. "Poetry of the Revolution: An Interview with Martin Puchner", Rain Taxi. Spring 2014.
  8. ^ . Archived from the original on 2010-06-12. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
  9. ^ "Masterpieces of World Literature".
  10. ^ "John Simon Guggenheim Foundation | Martin Puchner".
  11. ^ "The New York Public Library's Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers Announces 2017-2018 Fellows".
  12. ^ . Archived from the original on 2017-09-25.
  13. ^ @MargaretAtwood (18 June 2017). "The Written World: How Literature Shaped Civilization, by Martin Puchner: coming in Nov. Well worth a read, to find out how come we read..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. ^ "Editions of The Written World: The Power of Stories to Shape People, History, Civilization". Goodreads.
  15. ^ "The Language of Thieves". WW Norton.
  16. ^ "The Secret Code That Threatened Nazi Fantasies of Racial Purity". New York Times. New York Times.
  17. ^ "Krauss, de Waal and Puchner make Wingate Prize longlist". The Bookseller.
  18. ^ "The Language of Thieves: The Story of Rotwelsch and One Family's Secret History". goodreads.
  19. ^ "Literature for a Changing Planet". Princeton University Press.
  20. ^ "Literature for a Changing Planet". Publisher's Weekly.
  21. ^ "Literature for a Changing Planet — can storytelling save our climate?". Financial Times.
  22. ^ "Culture". Norton. WW Norton. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  23. ^ "Culture: Story of Us". martinpuchner.com.
  24. ^ . Archived from the original on 2015-11-23. Retrieved 2017-07-02.

External links Edit

  • Private homepage
  • Page at harvard.edu

August 28, 2023
martin, puchner, literary, critic, philosopher, studied, konstanz, university, university, bologna, university, california, santa, barbara, before, receiving, harvard, university, until, 2009, held, gordon, garbedian, chair, columbia, university, where, also, . Martin Puchner is a literary critic and philosopher He studied at Konstanz University the University of Bologna and the University of California Santa Barbara before receiving his Ph D at Harvard University Until 2009 he held the H Gordon Garbedian Chair at Columbia University where he also served as co chair of the Theater Ph D program 1 He now holds the Byron and Anita Wien Chair of Drama and of English and Comparative Literature at Harvard University 2 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 3 the literary manifesto 4 and modern drama 5 His philosophical work concerns the philosophical dialogue and the intersections of theater and philosophy 6 In an interview with Rain Taxi Puchner anticipates the avant garde in the 21st century in its relation to media asserting We are going through a media revolution even more extreme than that of the 20th century I would say that an avant garde for the 21st century would have to develop ways of using our own new media in critical innovative provocative ways It would also have to be part of a political analysis of our moment and translate that analysis into a new set of attitudes and ambitions 7 His more recent work focused 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 8 In 2016 he launched a HarvardX MOOC on World Literature 9 In 2017 he won a Guggenheim Fellowship 10 He currently is a Cullman Fellow at the New York Public Library 11 In 2017 he published a sweeping account of literature from the invention of writing to the Internet The Written World The Power of Stories to Shape People History Civilization New York Random House 2017 12 The book won advanced praise from Margaret Atwood 13 The book was widely reviewed and translated into twenty languages 14 On October 13 2020 W W Norton amp Company published his book The Language of Thieves My Family s Obsession with a Secret Code the Nazis Tried to Eliminate 15 The book was reviewed in the New York Times and other venues 16 The book interweaves family history with an account of the underground language of central Europe called Rotwelsch It was long listed for the Wingate Prize 17 Michael Rosen in The Guardian called it A book about history language and culture wrapped up in a detective story It feels as if the writer is peeling back the skin to reveal Germany I found it fascinating 18 In 2022 he published Literature for a Changing Language based on the inaugural Lectures in European History at Oxford University 19 The book has been called a stirring manifesto 20 It calls for a new approach to storytelling in an era of climate change and has been widely reviewed in the Financial Times and other venues 21 In 2023 he published Culture The Story of Us from Cave Art to K pop 22 which takes us on a breakneck tour through pivotal moments in world history providing a global introduction to the arts and humanities in one engaging volume It has been reviewed in the New York Times the Boston Globe the Wall Street Journal Elle and Time Magazine and other newspapers 23 Bibliography Edit2002 2011 Stage Fright Modernism Anti theatricality and Drama Baltimore Johns Hopkins University Press 2003 Against Theatre Creative Destructions on the Modernist Stage Editor with Alan Ackerman New York Palgrave Macmillan 2003 Six Plays by Henrik Ibsen with an introduction and notes by Martin Puchner New York Barnes and Noble 2005 Karl Marx The Communist Manifesto and Other Writings With an introduction and notes by Martin Puchner New York Barnes and Noble 2006 Theaterfeinde Die anti theatralischen Dramatiker der Moderne Translated by Jan Kuveler Freiburg Rombach 2006 Poetry of the Revolution Marx Manifestos and the Avant Gardes Princeton Princeton University Press Winner of the James Russell Lowell Award 24 2007 Modern Drama Critical Concepts New York Routledge ISBN 978 0 415 38660 9 2009 The Norton Anthology of Drama Co editor New York Norton 2010 The Drama of Ideas Platonic Provocations in Theater and Philosophy New York Oxford University Press Winner of the 2012 Joe A Callaway Prize for best book in drama or theater 2012 The Norton Anthology of World Literature 3rd edition General editor New York Norton 2017 The Written World The Power of Stories to Shape People History Civilization New York Random House 2017 2020 The Language of Thieves New York Norton 2022 Literature for a Changing Planet Princeton Princeton University Press 2023 Culture The Story of Us from Cave Art to K pop New York Norton References Edit Columbia U English amp Comparative Literature faculty profiles Archived March 17 2010 at the Wayback Machine Faculty of Arts amp Sciences Stage Fright Modernism Anti theatricality and Drama Baltimore The Johns Hopkins University Press 2002 ISBN 0 8018 6855 6 Poetry of the Revolution Marx Manifestos and the Avant Gardes Princeton Princeton University Press 2006 ISBN 0 691 12260 1 Modern Drama Critical Concepts New York Routledge 2007 ISBN 978 0 415 38660 9 The Drama of Ideas Platonic Provocations in Theater and Philosophy New York Oxford University Press 2010 ISBN 0 19 973032 6 Bourgeois Louis Poetry of the Revolution An Interview with Martin Puchner Rain Taxi Spring 2014 Martin Puchner H Gordon Garbedian Chair in English and Comparative Literature Archived from the original on 2010 06 12 Retrieved 2010 04 09 Masterpieces of World Literature John Simon Guggenheim Foundation Martin Puchner The New York Public Library s Dorothy and Lewis B Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers Announces 2017 2018 Fellows The Written World by Martin Puchner PenguinRandomHouse com Archived from the original on 2017 09 25 MargaretAtwood 18 June 2017 The Written World How Literature Shaped Civilization by Martin Puchner coming in Nov Well worth a read to find out how come we read Tweet via Twitter Editions of The Written World The Power of Stories to Shape People History Civilization Goodreads The Language of Thieves WW Norton The Secret Code That Threatened Nazi Fantasies of Racial Purity New York Times New York Times Krauss de Waal and Puchner make Wingate Prize longlist The Bookseller The Language of Thieves The Story of Rotwelsch and One Family s Secret History goodreads Literature for a Changing Planet Princeton University Press Literature for a Changing Planet Publisher s Weekly Literature for a Changing Planet can storytelling save our climate Financial Times Culture Norton WW Norton Retrieved 21 June 2023 Culture Story of Us martinpuchner com James Russell Lowell Prize Winners Modern Language Association Archived from the original on 2015 11 23 Retrieved 2017 07 02 External links EditPrivate homepage Page at harvard edu Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Martin Puchner amp oldid 1169937776, 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