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(1926-2016) Author. Sylvan Barnet was born in Brooklyn, New York, and graduated from Erasmus Hall High School there. He earned a bachelor’s degree in English at New York University.

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Sylvan Barnet

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Mr. Barnet graduated from Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn, New York.

1926

BIRTH

Sylvan Saul Barnet was born in Brooklyn, New York on December 11, 1926.

1948

OTHER

Mr. Barnet earned a bachelor's degree in English at New York University in 1948.

1970

LITWORK

Shakespeare's Merchant Of Venice: A Collection of Critical Essays
Prentice Hall
013577148X / 9780135771488
Edited by Sylvan Barnet.

1971

LITWORK

An Introduction To Literature
Little, Brown and Company

Nonfiction edited by Sylvan Barnet, Morton Berman, and William Burto.

1981

LITWORK

A Short Guide to Writing About Art
Little Brown and Company
0316082147 / 9780316082143
Nonfiction.

1982

LITWORK

Zen Ink Paintings
Kodansha America Inc.
0870115219 / 978-4770010117
Nonfiction written with William Burto.

1984

LITWORK

Literature for Composition: Essays, Fiction, Poetry, and Drama
Little Brown and Company
0316081515 / 9780316081511
Nonfiction written with William E. Cain and William E. Burto.

1992

LITWORK

Current Issues and Enduring Questions: A Guide to Critical Thinking and Argument, With Readings
Bedford Books
0312065558 / 9780312065553
Nonfiction written with Hugo Bedau.

2001

LITWORK

Types Of Drama: Plays And Contexts
Longman
0-321-06506-9
Nonfiction written with William C. Burto, Lesley Ferris, and Gerald Rabkin.

2016

DEATH

Sylvan Barnet died at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on January 11, 2016.

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