10 Facts About Sylvan Barnet

Sylvan Saul Barnet was an American literary critic and Shakespearean scholar.

Sylvan Barnet was a Fletcher Professor of English Emeritus at Tufts University and the general editor of the Signet Classics Shakespeare.

Sylvan Barnet served in the US Army at the tail end of World War II.

Sylvan Barnet spent his entire career at Tufts University, where he taught English literature from 1954 to 1984 and served for several terms as chair of the English department.

Sylvan Barnet was the first Jewish member of the department.

Sylvan Barnet authored numerous books and articles on William Shakespeare, including A Short Guide to Shakespeare.

Sylvan Barnet was the co-author of essays on aspects of Japanese art.

In total, Sylvan Barnet wrote, co-wrote, or edited over forty books during his lifetime.

Sylvan Barnet lived in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with Burto until the latter's death in 2013.

Sylvan Barnet died of brain cancer at his home on January 11,2016, at the age of 89.