s ▁Category : G ând ire a ▁Category : R oman ian ▁transl ators ▁Category : Ital ian – R oman ian ▁transl ators ▁Category : R oman ian ▁literary ▁critics ▁Category : R oman ian ▁art ▁critics ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁transl ators <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Edinburgh ▁School ▁of ▁Liter atures , ▁L anguages ▁and ▁Cult ures ▁is ▁a ▁school ▁within ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Human ities ▁and ▁Social ▁Science ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Edinburgh . ▁The ▁School ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁administrative ▁rest ruct uring , ▁when ▁several ▁depart ments ▁of ▁what ▁was ▁then ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Arts ▁were ▁brought ▁together . ▁ ▁The ▁School ▁currently ▁covers ▁seven ▁major ▁subject ▁areas : ▁ ▁Asian ▁Studies ▁( Ch inese , ▁Japanese ▁and ▁S ansk rit ) ▁ ▁C elt ic ▁and ▁Scottish ▁Studies ▁() ▁ ▁English ▁Liter ature ▁▁ ▁European ▁L anguages ▁and ▁Cult ures ▁( F rench , ▁German , ▁His pan ic ▁Studies , ▁Italian , ▁Russian ▁and ▁Sc and in av ian ▁Studies ) ▁ ▁Film ▁studies ▁ ▁Islam ic ▁studies ▁and ▁Middle ▁Eastern ▁Studies ▁ ▁Theatre ▁Studies ▁ ▁Trans lation ▁Studies ▁F ounded ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 2 ▁when ▁King ▁George ▁III ▁appointed ▁the ▁Re ver end ▁Hugh ▁Bla ir ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁Reg ius ▁Professor ▁of ▁Rh et or ic ▁and ▁B elles - Let tres , ▁the ▁English ▁Liter ature ▁department ▁is ▁the ▁oldest ▁centre ▁for ▁the ▁study ▁of ▁Liter ature ▁in