Harry Levin, Harbage On U.S. Bard Board

Two Harvard professors have been named to a government-sponsored committee to celebrate the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare's birth.

Harry T. Levin '33, Irving Babbitt Professor of Comparative Literature, and Alfred B. Harbage, Henry and Anne Cabo Professor of English Literature, join several other scholars on the committee.

President Johnson, who announced the formation of the committee in February, said the group would "reawaken interest in the vitality and beauty of the English language through the works of William Shakespeare." It will also draw the attention of foreigners to "our many American Shakespeare festivals," in order to "help our government in stimulating more visitors to the United States."