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About the author herbert lindenberger is avalon foundation professor of humnities at stanford university. Literature humanities masterpieces of western literature and philosophy originally humanities a has been part of the core curriculum of columbia college for seventyfive years. The department of art history and archaeology is a member of the doctoral program subcommittee on classical studies and the interdepartmental committee on medieval and renaissance studies and. Paris has exceptional collections of rare books and historical archives. It therefore reflects the intellectual values and standards of columbia university. Faculty the department of english and comparative literature. Common reading list on which department translation exams are based. The columbia university libraries online catalogue is a primary tool for locating rbml materials.
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