Arthur Mizener (3 September 1907 – 15 February 1988) was an American

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of English and literary critic. After graduating from

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, he obtained his master's degree from

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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. From then until his retirement in 1975, he was

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Professor of English at

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.Special Collections Department: Arthur Mizener Papers

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. Retrieved 21 April 2013. Among his other works, he was the author of the first biography of

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, '' The Far Side of Paradise'',Obituaries "Arthur Mizener, 80, Critic Who Wrote Work on Fitzgerald"
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''. Retrieved 21st April 2013. and a biography of

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