Stanley Edgar Hyman

Stanley Edgar Hyman
Born(1919-06-11)June 11, 1919
Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
DiedJuly 29, 1970(1970-07-29) (aged 51)
North Bennington, Vermont, U.S.
Occupation
  • Writer
  • critic
  • academic
EducationSyracuse University
Period1940–1970
Spouse
(m. 1940; died 1965)
    Phoebe Pettingell
    (m. 1966)
    Children5

    Stanley Edgar Hyman (June 11, 1919 – July 29, 1970) was an American literary critic who wrote primarily about critical methods: the distinct strategies critics use in approaching literary texts. He was the husband of writer Shirley Jackson.