Arthur Mizener | |
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Born | |
Died | February 15, 1988 | (aged 80)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater |
Princeton University Harvard University |
Occupation | Biographer |
Notable work | The Far Side of Paradise (1951) |
Arthur Mizener (September 3, 1907 – February 15, 1988) was an American professor of English and literary critic. [1] After graduating from Princeton University, he obtained his master's degree from Harvard University before returning to Princeton to receive his doctorate in 1934.
After teaching at Yale University; Wells College in Aurora, New York; and Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, he joined Cornell in 1951. [2] From then until his retirement in 1975, he was Mellon Foundation Professor of English at Cornell University. [2]
Among his other works, he was the author of the first biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Far Side of Paradise, [3] and a biography of Ford Madox Ford. [2]
The novel, The Valley of Bones, by Anthony Powell is dedicated to Mizener. [4]
Arthur Mizener | |
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Born | |
Died | February 15, 1988 | (aged 80)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater |
Princeton University Harvard University |
Occupation | Biographer |
Notable work | The Far Side of Paradise (1951) |
Arthur Mizener (September 3, 1907 – February 15, 1988) was an American professor of English and literary critic. [1] After graduating from Princeton University, he obtained his master's degree from Harvard University before returning to Princeton to receive his doctorate in 1934.
After teaching at Yale University; Wells College in Aurora, New York; and Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, he joined Cornell in 1951. [2] From then until his retirement in 1975, he was Mellon Foundation Professor of English at Cornell University. [2]
Among his other works, he was the author of the first biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Far Side of Paradise, [3] and a biography of Ford Madox Ford. [2]
The novel, The Valley of Bones, by Anthony Powell is dedicated to Mizener. [4]