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One of the founding departments of Stanford University in 1891, the English Department is the cornerstone of the humanities at Stanford. The pioneer faculty of English was an eclectic group of writers, comparativists, and literary scholars.

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Professor Ato Quayson with Professor Adam Johnson at Creative Writing Welcome Dinner
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Upcoming Events
Please save some time at the end of January for an extravaganza on Stanford Campus, celebrating manuscripts and the handmade. These events are the…
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Methods Café is a dialogue series in the English Department that pairs faculty members in a conversation about literary theory. Primary texts are…
450 Jane Stanford Way, Bldg 460, Room 426
A three-part series: come join us for an evening of live harp accompaniment, complimentary mead, and the reading of Seamus Heaney's translation of…
Department Bookshelf
English remains a top-ranked department nationally because of the strength and variety of our faculty publications, both in scholarly research and creative writing. Browse the Bookshelf to explore our many interests.