Sylvan Barnet

Sylvan Barnet
Born(1926-12-11)December 11, 1926
Brooklyn, New York, US
DiedJanuary 11, 2016(2016-01-11) (aged 89)
Cambridge, Massachusetts, US
NationalityAmerican
Academic background
Alma materNew York University
Harvard University
Academic work
DisciplineShakespeare scholar
Notable worksSignet Classics Shakespeare
A Short Guide to Shakespeare

Sylvan Saul Barnet (December 11, 1926 – January 11, 2016)[1] was an American literary critic and Shakespearean scholar. He was a Fletcher Professor of English Emeritus at Tufts University and the general editor of the Signet Classics Shakespeare.[2]

  1. ^ Grimes, William (January 13, 2016). "Sylvan Barnet, Scholar, Is Dead at 89; Edited Signet Shakespeare Paperbacks". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on February 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "Signet Classics – Shakespeare". Penguin Books. Archived from the original on August 23, 2009.