Sylvan Barnet

Sylvan Saul Barnet (December 11, 1926 – January 11, 2016) was an American literary critic and Shakespearean scholar who served as Fletcher Professor of English Emeritus at Tufts University[1][2]. He was the general editor of the Signet Classics Shakespeare series and authored widely used college textbooks, including the "Short Guide to Writing" series[1][2].