Hallett Darius Smith

Background

Hallett Smith was born on August 15, 1907 in Chattanooga, in the family of Charles Wilson and Elizabeth Russell (Atkinson) Smith.

Education

Hallett received Bachelor of Arts at Univercity of Colorado in 1928. Then he earned Doctor of Philosophy at Yale University in 1934., and Doctor of Humane Letters at University of Colorado in 1968.

Career

Hallett began his career as an educator at Williams College in 1931, rising to professor of English at the school in 1946. Three years later, he joined the California Institute of Technology faculty as a professor, and he also chaired its Division of Humanities and Social Sciences. In 1970, he began some twenty years as a senior research associate at Huntington Library. During his career, he was a visiting professor at Columbia University and the University of British Columbia. He was a fellow in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Smith wrote and edited numerous books, including "The Critical Reader", "Elizabethan Poetry: A Study in Conventions", "Meaning and Expression", "The Norton Anthology of English Literature", "Twentieth Century Interpretations of “The Tempest ” and "Shakespeare’s Romances: A Study of Some Ways of the Imagination."

Achievements

• Hallett is famous for his work in Shakespearean and Elizabethan studies.

Works

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  • Twentieth Century Interpretations of the Tempest 1969
  • The Golden Hind 1939
  • Elizabethan Poetry a Study in Convention 1952
  • Renaissance England; Poetry and Prose From the Reformation to the Restoration 1956
  • Shakespeare's Romances: A Study of Some Ways of the Imagination 1972
  • "Tempest": A Collection of Critical Essays (20th Century Interpretations) 1969

Membership

Trustee American Universities Field Staff, Polytechnic School. Member of advisory committee GuggenheimFound. Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences.

Member Modern Language Association American, Phi Beta Kappa (senator at large) M C.

Connections

On December 30, 1931, Hallett married Mary Elizabeth Earl, with whom he had two children: Diana Russell Smith Gordon and Hallett Earl.

Father:

Charles Wilson Son

Mother:

Elizabeth Russell (Atkinson) Son

Spouse:

Mary Elizabeth Earl

child:

Diana Russell Smith Gordon Smith

child:

Hallett Earl Smith