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Stephen Greenblatt is a distinguished American literary critic, historian, and co-founder of the influential school of thought known as new historicism. Born November 7, 1943, in Boston, Massachusetts, Greenblatt has shaped contemporary literary studies through rigorous historical context, cultural poetics, and insightful analysis of canonical texts. Since 2000, he has served as the John Cogan University Professor of the Humanities at Harvard University, where his work continues to influence students, scholars, and readers around the world.