Lectures held at Harvard University by distinguished academics. The initiative bears the name of Charles Eliot Norton. The first lectures were published in 1927. Today, the lectures are published in a collection of the Harvard University Press Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard College) is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ... The brothers Charles Benjamin Norton, Frank Henry Norton, and Charles Eliot Norton, between 1853-1855. ... The Harvard University Press is a publishing house, a division of Harvard University, that is highly respected in academic publishing. ...

Past Lectures

David George Hogarth (born May 23, 1862 in Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire; died November 6, 1927 in Oxford) was an English archaeologist and scholar, associated with T. E. Lawrence and Arthur Evans. ... Gilbert Murray (or George Gilbert Aime) (January 2, 1866 - 1957) was a British classical scholar and diplomat. ... Heathcote William Garrod (1878-1960) was a British classical scholar and literary scholar. ... Thomas Stearns Eliot, OM (September 26, 1888 ? January 4, 1965) was a poet, dramatist and literary critic, whose works, such as The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, The Waste Land, The Hollow Men, and Four Quartets, are considered defining achievements of twentieth century Modernist poetry. ... Author of SPACE, TIME & ARCHITECTURE, 1941 ... Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (Russian: Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский, Igor Fëdorovič Stravinskij) (June 17, 1882 - April 6, 1971) was a Russian-born composer. ... Paul Hindemith (November 16, 1895 – December 28, 1963) was a German composer, violist, teacher, theorist and conductor. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Aaron Copland Aaron Copland (November 14, 1900 – December 2, 1990) was an American composer of concert and film music. ... Edward Estlin Cummings (October 14, 1894 - September 3, 1962) was an American poet and writer. ... Edwin Muir (15 May 1887 - 3 January 1959) was a Scottish poet and novelist. ... Pier Luigi Nervi (June 21, 1891 - January 9, 1979) was an Italian architect and engineer. ... Cecil Day-Lewis (or Day Lewis) (27th April 1904-22nd May 1972) was a British poet. ... Jorge Luis Borges (August 24, 1899 – June 14, 1986), was an Argentine writer who is considered one of the foremost literary figures of the 20th century. ... Roger Sessions (28 December 1896 – 16 March 1985) was an American composer, critic and teacher of music. ... Lionel Trilling (July 4, 1905 – November 5, 1975) was an American literary critic, author, and teacher. ... Sincerity and Authenticity is a book by Lionel Trilling, based on a series of lectures he delivered in 1970 as Charles Eliot Norton Professor at Harvard University. ... Octavio Paz Nobel Prize photo Octavio Paz Lozano (March 31, 1914 – April 19, 1998) was a Mexican writer, poet, and diplomat, and the winner of the 1990 Nobel Prize in Literature. ... Leonard Bernstein in 1971 Leonard Bernstein (August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American composer, pianist and conductor. ... Northrop Frye Herman Northrop Frye, CC, MA, D.Litt. ... John Frank Kermode (b. ... Helen Gardner (1909-1986) was an English literary critic. ... Czesław Miłosz in September 1999 Czesław Miłosz (pronounced [ʧεsȗav miȗɔʃ]; June 30, 1911–August 14, 2004) was a Polish poet and essayist. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Frank Philip Stella (born May 12, 1936) is an American painter and printmaker. ... Italo Calvino (October 15, 1923 – September 19, 1985) was an Italian writer and novelist. ... Six Memos for the Next Millenium is a book based on a series of lectures written by Italo Calvino for the Charles Eliot Norton Lectures at Harvard, but never delivered as Calvino died before leaving Italy. ... Harold Bloom, Literary Critic Dr. Harold Bloom (born July 11, 1930) is an American professor and prominent literary and cultural critic. ... John Cage For the character of John Cage from the TV show Ally McBeal see: John Cage (Character) John Milton Cage (September 5, 1912 – August 12, 1992) was an American experimental music composer, writer and visual artist. ... John Ashbery John Ashbery (born July 28, 1927) is an American poet. ... Photo of Umberto Eco by Robert Birnbaum Umberto Eco (born January 5, 1932) is an Italian medievalist, philosopher and novelist, best known for his novel The Name of the Rose and his many essays. ... Six Walks in the Fictional Woods is a book based on a series of lectures written by Umberto Eco for the Charles Eliot Norton Lectures at Harvard. ... Luciano Berio (October 24, 1925 – May 27, 2003) was an Italian composer. ... Nadine Gordimer (born November 20, 1923) is a South African novelist and writer, winner of the 1991 Nobel Prize in literature and 1974 Booker Prize. ... Leo Steinberg (born 1920) is an American art historian. ... (Francis) George Steiner, a prominent literary critic, was born in Paris, France, on April 23, 1929. ... William Dembski Dr William Albert Bill Dembski (born July 18, 1960) is an American mathematician, philosopher and theologian known for advocating the controversial idea of intelligent design. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Daniel Barenboim conducting. ...

External links

• Article on Archeological Institute of America Website