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Fred B. (Fred Benjamin) Millett
1890–1976
A longtime Wesleyan University professor and literary critic, he wrote clearly and thoughtfully about drama, fiction, poetry, and the place of the humanities in education. His work reflects both a teacher’s patience and a scholar’s wide reading.
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Craft-guilds of the thirteenth century in Paris
by Fred B. (Fred Benjamin) Millett
About the author
Born in 1890, Fred Benjamin Millett was an American educator, literary critic, and editor whose career was closely tied to the teaching of literature. Wesleyan University’s archival records identify him as a professor of English there from 1937 until his retirement in 1958, and note that he later held the title of Olin Professor of English.
Wesleyan also records that he directed the Honors College for many years and cared deeply about educational reform, especially in the humanities. That concern shows up in his writing as well: alongside books on drama and literary study, he wrote The Rebirth of Liberal Education, suggesting a strong interest in how reading and teaching could shape a fuller intellectual life.
His published work ranges across poetry, fiction, drama, and literary history, which helps explain the broad, classroom-friendly tone of many of his books. Millett died in 1976, leaving behind a body of work that speaks to readers who enjoy literature not just as art, but as something to be studied, discussed, and shared.