Robert Pogue Harrison
Robert Pogue Harrison
Professor of Italian
Rosina Pierotti Professor in Italian Literature
Chair of Undergraduate Studies, Italian
Professor Harrison received his doctorate in romance studies from Cornell University in 1984, with a dissertation on Dante's Vita Nuova. In 1985 he accepted a visiting assistant professorship in the Department of French and Italian at Stanford. In 1986 he joined the faculty as an assistant professor. He was granted tenure in 1992 and was promoted to full professor in 1995. In 1997 Stanford offered him the Rosina Pierotti Chair. In 2002, he was named chair of the Department of French and Italian. In 2014 he was knighted "Chevalier" by the French Republic. He is also lead guitarist for the cerebral rock band Glass Wave.
Professor Harrison's first book, The Body of Beatrice, was published by Johns Hopkins University Press in 1988. A revised and elaborated version of his dissertation, it deals with medieval Italian lyric poetry, with special emphasis on Dante's early work La Vita Nuova. The Body of Beatrice was translated into Japanese in 1994. Over the next few years Professor Harrison worked on his next book, Forests: The Shadow of Civilization, which appeared in 1992 with University of Chicago Press. This book deals with the multiple and complex ways in which the Western imagination has symbolized, represented, and conceived of forests, primarily in literature, religion, and mythology. It offers a select history that begins in antiquity and ends in our own time. Forests appeared simultaneously in English, French, Italian, and German. It subsequently appeared in Japanese and Korean as well. In 1994 his book Rome, la Pluie: A Quoi Bon Littérature? appeared in France, Italy, and Germany. This book is written in the form of dialogues between two characters and deals with various topics such as art restoration, the vocation of literature, and the place of the dead in contemporary society. Professor Harrison's next book, The Dominion of the Dead, published in 2003 by University of Chicago Press, deals with the relations the living maintain with the dead in diverse secular realms. This book was translated into German, French and Italian. Professor Harrison's book Gardens: An Essay on the Human Condition appeared in 2008 with the University of Chicago Press, and in French with Le Pommier (subsequently appeared in German and Chinese translations). His most recent book Juvenescence: A Cultural History of Our Age came out in 2014 with Chicago University Press. In 2005 Harrison started a literary talk show on KZSU radio called "Entitled Opinions." The show features hour long conversations with a variety of scholars, writers, and scientists.
EDUCATION
1984: Ph.D., Romance Studies (Dissertation: "A Phenomenology of the Vita Nuova"), Cornell University
1976: B.A., Humanities, University of Santa Clara
COURSES
COMPLIT 235E Dante's "Inferno" (ITALIAN 235E)
Winter 2017-18
COMPLIT 236E Dante's "Purgatorio" and "Paradiso" (ITALIAN 236E)
Spring 2017-18
FRENCH 199 Individual Work
Autumn 2017-18
Winter 2017-18
Spring 2017-18
Summer 2017-18
FRENCH 399 Individual Work
Autumn 2017-18
Winter 2017-18
Spring 2017-18
Summer 2017-18
FRENCH 802 TGR Dissertation
Autumn 2017-18
Winter 2017-18
Spring 2017-18
Summer 2017-18
ITALIAN 199 Individual Work
Autumn 2017-18
Winter 2017-18
Spring 2017-18
Summer 2017-18
ITALIAN 235E Dante's "Inferno" (COMPLIT 235E)
Winter 2017-18
ITALIAN 236E Dante's "Purgatorio" and "Paradiso" (COMPLIT 236E)
Spring 2017-18
ITALIAN 399 Individual Work
Autumn 2017-18
Winter 2017-18
Spring 2017-18
Summer 2017-18
ITALIAN 802 TGR Dissertation
Autumn 2017-18
Winter 2017-18
Spring 2017-18
Summer 2017-18
PUBLICATIONS
Harrison, Robert. Juvenescence: A Cultural History of Our Age. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2015.
Harrison, Robert. Gardens : an essay on the human condition. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2008.
Harrison, Robert. Il dominio dei morti. Roma: Fazi, 2004.
Harrison, Robert. The dominion of the dead. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003.
Harrison, Robert. Roma, la pioggia... : a che cosa serve la letteratura?. {[S.I.]}: Garzanti, 1995.
Harrison, Robert. Rome, la pluie, a quoi bon la littérature?. Paris: Flammarion, 1994.
Harrison, Robert. Foreste: l'ombre della civiltà. Milano: Garzanti, 1992.
Harrison, Robert. Forests : the shadow of civilization. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1992.
Harrison, Robert. Forêts : essai sur l'imaginaire occidental. Paris: Flammarion, 1992.
Harrison, Robert. Wälder: Ursprung und Spiegel der Kultur. München: C. Hanser, 1992.
Harrison, Robert. The body of Beatrice. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1988.
Professor of Italian
Rosina Pierotti Professor in Italian Literature
Chair of Undergraduate Studies, Italian
Professor Harrison received his doctorate in romance studies from Cornell University in 1984, with a dissertation on Dante's Vita Nuova. In 1985 he accepted a visiting assistant professorship in the Department of French and Italian at Stanford. In 1986 he joined the faculty as an assistant professor. He was granted tenure in 1992 and was promoted to full professor in 1995. In 1997 Stanford offered him the Rosina Pierotti Chair. In 2002, he was named chair of the Department of French and Italian. In 2014 he was knighted "Chevalier" by the French Republic. He is also lead guitarist for the cerebral rock band Glass Wave.
Professor Harrison's first book, The Body of Beatrice, was published by Johns Hopkins University Press in 1988. A revised and elaborated version of his dissertation, it deals with medieval Italian lyric poetry, with special emphasis on Dante's early work La Vita Nuova. The Body of Beatrice was translated into Japanese in 1994. Over the next few years Professor Harrison worked on his next book, Forests: The Shadow of Civilization, which appeared in 1992 with University of Chicago Press. This book deals with the multiple and complex ways in which the Western imagination has symbolized, represented, and conceived of forests, primarily in literature, religion, and mythology. It offers a select history that begins in antiquity and ends in our own time. Forests appeared simultaneously in English, French, Italian, and German. It subsequently appeared in Japanese and Korean as well. In 1994 his book Rome, la Pluie: A Quoi Bon Littérature? appeared in France, Italy, and Germany. This book is written in the form of dialogues between two characters and deals with various topics such as art restoration, the vocation of literature, and the place of the dead in contemporary society. Professor Harrison's next book, The Dominion of the Dead, published in 2003 by University of Chicago Press, deals with the relations the living maintain with the dead in diverse secular realms. This book was translated into German, French and Italian. Professor Harrison's book Gardens: An Essay on the Human Condition appeared in 2008 with the University of Chicago Press, and in French with Le Pommier (subsequently appeared in German and Chinese translations). His most recent book Juvenescence: A Cultural History of Our Age came out in 2014 with Chicago University Press. In 2005 Harrison started a literary talk show on KZSU radio called "Entitled Opinions." The show features hour long conversations with a variety of scholars, writers, and scientists.
EDUCATION
1984: Ph.D., Romance Studies (Dissertation: "A Phenomenology of the Vita Nuova"), Cornell University
1976: B.A., Humanities, University of Santa Clara
COURSES
COMPLIT 235E Dante's "Inferno" (ITALIAN 235E)
Winter 2017-18
COMPLIT 236E Dante's "Purgatorio" and "Paradiso" (ITALIAN 236E)
Spring 2017-18
FRENCH 199 Individual Work
Autumn 2017-18
Winter 2017-18
Spring 2017-18
Summer 2017-18
FRENCH 399 Individual Work
Autumn 2017-18
Winter 2017-18
Spring 2017-18
Summer 2017-18
FRENCH 802 TGR Dissertation
Autumn 2017-18
Winter 2017-18
Spring 2017-18
Summer 2017-18
ITALIAN 199 Individual Work
Autumn 2017-18
Winter 2017-18
Spring 2017-18
Summer 2017-18
ITALIAN 235E Dante's "Inferno" (COMPLIT 235E)
Winter 2017-18
ITALIAN 236E Dante's "Purgatorio" and "Paradiso" (COMPLIT 236E)
Spring 2017-18
ITALIAN 399 Individual Work
Autumn 2017-18
Winter 2017-18
Spring 2017-18
Summer 2017-18
ITALIAN 802 TGR Dissertation
Autumn 2017-18
Winter 2017-18
Spring 2017-18
Summer 2017-18
PUBLICATIONS
Harrison, Robert. Juvenescence: A Cultural History of Our Age. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2015.
Harrison, Robert. Gardens : an essay on the human condition. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2008.
Harrison, Robert. Il dominio dei morti. Roma: Fazi, 2004.
Harrison, Robert. The dominion of the dead. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003.
Harrison, Robert. Roma, la pioggia... : a che cosa serve la letteratura?. {[S.I.]}: Garzanti, 1995.
Harrison, Robert. Rome, la pluie, a quoi bon la littérature?. Paris: Flammarion, 1994.
Harrison, Robert. Foreste: l'ombre della civiltà. Milano: Garzanti, 1992.
Harrison, Robert. Forests : the shadow of civilization. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1992.
Harrison, Robert. Forêts : essai sur l'imaginaire occidental. Paris: Flammarion, 1992.
Harrison, Robert. Wälder: Ursprung und Spiegel der Kultur. München: C. Hanser, 1992.
Harrison, Robert. The body of Beatrice. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1988.
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