Claes Schaar (1920 – 2012) was a Swedish literary historian. He studied at

Lund University , motto = Ad utrumque , mottoeng = Prepared for both , established = , type = Public research university , budget = SEK 9 billion Chaucer Geoffrey Chaucer (; – 25 October 1400) was an English poet, author, and civil servant best known for '' The Canterbury Tales''. He has been called the "father of English literature", or, alternatively, the "father of English poetry". He w ...

and

Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

; later issuing ''Marino and Crashaw. ospetto d’Herode: A Commentary'' (1971) and ''The Full Voic’d Quire Below: Vertical Context Systems in Paradise Lost'' (1982). He was professor of English literature at Lund University from 1964 to 1986. He was a member of the

Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters ( no, Det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi, DNVA) is a learned society based in Oslo, Norway. Its purpose is to support the advancement of science and scholarship in Norway. History The Royal Frederick Univer ...

from 1988; also

The Society of Sciences in Lund The New Society of Letters at Lund (''Vetenskapssocieteten i Lund'' in Swedish) is a scientific academy founded in 1920. The purpose of the foundation was "to promote scientific humanities research", to which younger scientists in the humanities, th ...

and the

Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities The Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities also called simply the Royal Academy of Letters or Vitterhetsakademin abbreviated KVHAA ( sv, Kungl. Vitterhetsakademien Historie och Antikvitets Akademien or or ) is the Swedish royal ...

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1920 births 2012 deaths Swedish literary historians Lund University alumni Lund University faculty Members of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters {{Sweden-academic-bio-stub