Stephen Greenblatt is generally considered the preeminent Shakespearian scholar in the United States today, and the founder of the literary and critical theory school of thought called New Historicism. He recently won both the Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award for The Swerve: How the World Became Modern and he’s also the author of the New York Times bestseller Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare, the general editor of The Norton Shakespeare, and eleven other books. Greenblatt is appearing as part of the Literary Arts Portland Arts & Lectures Series, a subscription-based series, whose sales have closed for the 2012-2013 season. However, a limited amount of general admission tickets will be made available for walk-up purchase for this event.