Arthur Mizener

Arthur Mizener
Born(1907-09-03)September 3, 1907
DiedFebruary 15, 1988(1988-02-15) (aged 80)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materPrinceton University
Harvard University
OccupationBiographer
Notable workThe 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]

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  1. ^ Special Collections Department: Arthur Mizener Papers Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  2. ^ a b c Special Collections Department: Arthur Mizener Papers University of Delaware. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  3. ^ Obituaries "Arthur Mizener, 80, Critic Who Wrote Work on Fitzgerald" The New York Times. Retrieved 21st April 2013.
  4. ^ Jay, Mike. (2013) "Who Were the Dedicatees of Powell’s Works?" The Anthony Powell Society Newsletter.50 (spring): 9-10.