Martin Puchner works on twentieth-century and contemporary literature. He has supervised, as general editor, the Norton Anthology of World Literature, which spans from the earliest literatures to the present. He also started the Mellon School of Theater and Performance Research and chairs the Committee on Dramatic Arts. Puchner is at work on a book about travel and world literature. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University and taught for twelve years at Columbia University before returning to Harvard.
Byron and Anita Wien Professor of Drama and of English and Comparative Literature; Chair of the Committee on Theater, Dance and Media; Continuing Education/Special Program Instructor