When people think of Harvard their minds often wander to red brick buildings filled with students eagerly studying to become future lawyers or politicians. But those thoughts may soon shift to include the likes of Shakespeare and Fitzgerald. U.S. News and World Report ranked Harvard as the number one university in the world to get an English degree. Rankings are based on data gathered by the QS World Survey, a company that gathers comparative data on universities and organizations.

Some might argue that a Harvard education—Expos 20 and all—owes much of its conception of liberal arts to the Renaissance age. And while many have investigated the wealth of scholarship that the Renaissance produced, few have attempted to explain what sparked the period in the first place. Last week, The National Book Foundation recognized the product of John Cogan University Professor of the Humanities Stephen J. Greenblatt by naming his latest work, "The Swerve," a National Book Awards Finalist.

It’s no secret that Oscar Wilde often pushed the limits of Victorian decency. So much so that 120 years ago Wilde's only novel, "The Picture of Dorian Gray," was edited to exclude material that might be deemed vulgar and objectionable especially to the innocent ears of Victorian women.

For the Class of 2016, the Expository Writing Program hopes to roll out a new course—Expos 30—for advanced writers.

British author Brian Jacques, who died of a heart attack on Feb. 5 at age 71, brought tales of adventure to the imaginations of children throughout the world, including ones who later came to Harvard.

The English Department ranked first in satisfaction among the largest concentrations in the annual exit surveys completed in May.

Harvard students hoping to follow in the footsteps of small-screen greats find creative outlets in extracurriculars

“To find a novelist with such nuance and precision, one would perhaps need to return to Dickens or James.”

Theater confronts philosophical issues of artistic representation.