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Stephen Greenblatt: On the Nature of Science and the Humanities
Manage episode 181218441 series 1402934
In this episode of Houghton75 we speak with Stephen Greenblatt, John Cogan University Professor of the Humanities, about a small, very fragile book containing an ancient poem that rocked the world, and what it says about the inter-connectivity of the sciences and the humanities.
Find out more about the exhibition and Houghton Library’s 75th anniversary celebrations at http://houghton75.org/hist-75h
Transcript and detailed music notes: http://wp.me/p7SlKy-wg
Music
De Rerum Natura
by Robert Xavier Rodriguez
G. Schirmer, publisher. Recorded by Albany Records (TROY1479).
22 episodes
Manage episode 181218441 series 1402934
In this episode of Houghton75 we speak with Stephen Greenblatt, John Cogan University Professor of the Humanities, about a small, very fragile book containing an ancient poem that rocked the world, and what it says about the inter-connectivity of the sciences and the humanities.
Find out more about the exhibition and Houghton Library’s 75th anniversary celebrations at http://houghton75.org/hist-75h
Transcript and detailed music notes: http://wp.me/p7SlKy-wg
Music
De Rerum Natura
by Robert Xavier Rodriguez
G. Schirmer, publisher. Recorded by Albany Records (TROY1479).
22 episodes
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