Humanities
Explore the intellectual and creative pursuits within philosophy, history, literature, and the fine arts at Harvard.
At Harvard’s Peabody Museum, Photos Reimagine Iranian History
Artist Azadeh Akhlaghi reconstructs moments of Iranian political upheaval in a series of meticulously staged images.
“Aeneid Book VI,” by Seamus Heaney, reviewed by Richard F. Thomas
A new translation from the Aeneid
The Harvard Giza Project rebuilds a 4,500-year-old Egyptian throne
“Experimental archaeology” at the Harvard Semitic Museum
Houghton Library Celebrates the Quatercentenary of Shakespeare's Death
Celebrating four centuries of Shakespeare at Harvard
by Olivia Munk
Harvard public health dean, museum director, more
A new dean for public health, a new director for the art museums, and more
Stephen Owen translates the complete works of Chinese poet Du Fu into English
Conant University Professor Stephen Owen spent 10 years translating the poet’s 1,400 surviving poems.
Harvard alumna teaches humanities at West Point
Elizabeth D. Samet ’91 melds literature and leadership in her classes for the cadets.
Jerome Groopman guides Harvard students to insights from narratives of illness
The students in Jerome Groopman’s “Insights from Narratives of Illness” wrestle with the profound.
Susan Dunn reviews Jefferson biography by Annette Gordon-Reed and Peter S. Onuf
Thomas Jefferson's “fractal” view of American self-governance
by Susan Dunn
The Poetry of John Milton
The poetry of John Milton
Visualizing Broadway
Derek Miller hopes data will shake up the field of theater history.