Harrison, Robert Pogue

Robert Pogue Harrison is the Rosina Pierotti Professor in Italian Literature and chairs the Department of French and Italian at Stanford University. He is the author of "The Body of Beatrice", "Forests: The Shadow of Civilization", "The Dominion of the Dead", "Gardens: An Essay on the Human Condition", and "Juvenescence: A Cultural History of Our Age", the latter three published by the University of Chicago Press. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is also host of the radio program "Entitled Opinions" on Stanford's station KZSU 90.1.