author
George Lyman Kittredge
1860–1941
A towering Harvard scholar of Shakespeare, Chaucer, and folklore, he helped shape how generations of readers and students approached English literature. His writing is known for being exact, lively, and deeply learned without losing sight of the pleasure of the text.
2 Audiobooks
Notes on witchcraft
by George Lyman Kittredge
An Advanced English Grammar with Exercises
by George Lyman Kittredge, Frank Edgar Farley
About the author
Born in Boston in 1860, George Lyman Kittredge became one of the best-known American literary scholars of his era. He spent most of his career at Harvard University, where he taught English literature and built a formidable reputation as a teacher, editor, and critic.
He was especially admired for his work on Shakespeare, Chaucer, and Sir Thomas Malory, and his editions of Shakespeare were highly influential in the early twentieth century. Beyond literary study, he also contributed to folklore scholarship and took an active role in the early development of Harvard University Press.
Kittredge died in 1941, but his name remained closely tied to a style of scholarship that combined close reading, historical learning, and strong classroom presence. For readers coming to his work now, he stands as a vivid example of the scholar-teacher whose enthusiasm for literature was as memorable as his authority.