Maynard Mack | |
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Born | Hillsdale, Michigan, United States | October 27, 1909
Died | March 17, 2001 91) New Haven, Connecticut, United States | (aged
Occupation | Literary critic, writer, professor |
Alma mater | Yale University (Ph.D) |
Spouse | Florence Brocklebank (m. 1934) |
Children | 2 |
Maynard Mack (October 27, 1909 – March 17, 2001) was an American literary critic and English professor. [1] Mack earned both his bachelor's degree (1932; Alpheus Henry Snow Prize) and Ph.D. (1936) at Yale. An expert on Shakespeare and Alexander Pope, Mack taught at Yale University for many years, starting as an instructor of English in 1936 and ending his career as Sterling Professor Emeritus of English. [2] He was remembered as an inspiring lecturer whose lectures on Shakespeare were described in one account as "unforgettable." [3]
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