Earl Roy Miner (February 21, 1927 – April 17, 2004) was a

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, and a noted scholar of

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and especially

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; he was also active in early modern English literature (for instance, his obituary in ''

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'' notes that a critical edition of

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's ''

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'' was in the process of being published when he died). He was a major critical authority on John Dryden. He earned his bachelor's degree in Japanese studies and master's and doctoral degrees in English from the University of Minnesota; with this PhD, he joined the English faculty at

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(1953–1955) and at

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(1955–1972), whereupon he joined Princeton in 1972. Miner was president of the Milton Society of America, the American Society for 18th Century Studies and the International Comparative Literature Association. He was honored with Princeton's Behrman Award for distinguished achievement in the humanities in 1993. In 1994, the Japanese government conferred the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon, which represents the third highest of eight classes associated with this award. After a prolonged illness, Miner died in his home in Hightstown,

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, on April 17, 2004.

Selected works

In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Miner,

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Miner, Earl Roy
/ref> *''The Japanese tradition in British and American literature'', Earl Miner. 1958

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, *''Japanese Court Poetry'', Earl Miner, Robert H. Brower. 1961,

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Press, LCCN 61-10925 *'' Fujiwara Teika's Superior Poems of Our Time'', trans. Robert H. Brower, Earl Miner. 1967,

Press, L.C. 67-17300, *''Dryden's Poetry'', by Earl Miner. 1967, Indiana University Press *''An Introduction to Japanese Court Poetry'', by Earl Miner. 1968,

Press, LCCN 68-17138 *''The Cavalier mode from Jonson to Cotton'', by Earl Miner. 1971, Princeton University Press, *''Literary Uses of Typology from the Late Middle Ages to the Present'', ed. Earl Miner. 1977

, *''Japanese Linked Poetry'', by Earl Miner. 1979, Princeton University Press, *''The Monkey’s Straw Raincoat and Other Poetry of the Basho School'', trans. Earl Miner and Hiroko Odagiri. 1981, Princeton University Press, *''Comparative Poetics: An Intercultural Essay on Theories of Literature'', Earl Miner. 1990

, *''Naming Properties: Nominal Reference in Travel Writings by Basho and Sora,

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and Boswell'', by Earl Miner. 1996,

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Press, *''Paradise Lost, 1668-1968: Three Centuries of Commentary'', ed. by: Earl Roy Miner, William Moeck, Steven Jablonski. 2004,

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Press, *'' Japanese Poetic Diaries'', Earl Miner. 2004

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Honors

* Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays and Neck Ribbon, 1994.Europa Publications. (2003)
''International Who's Who of Authors and Writers 2004,'' p. 388.
/ref> * Howard T. Behrmann Prize, 1993. * Koizumi Yakumo Prize, 1991. * Yamagato Banto Prize, 1988. *

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, 1977-1978. * ACLS Fellowship, 1963. * Fulbright Lectureships, 1960–1961, 1966–1967, 1985.

Notes

References

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in ''The New York Times''. (Late Edition (East Coast)). New York, N.Y.: Apr 21, 2004. pg. B.9 * "As this special East-West issue of CLS goes to press, we are reminded of the passing of Earl Miner, one of the pioneers of East-West poetic relations. Earl Miner played a decisive role in shaping the discipline of comparative literature in the United States and to him we are greatly indebted.

* Europa Publications. (2003). ''International Who's Who of Authors and Writers 2004.'' London: Routledge. * Quiñones, Eric.
"Earl Miner, Specialist in English and Japanese Literature, dies at age 77"
'' Princetonian Weekly Bulletin.'' May 5, 2004.

External links

"Miner, 77, leaves lasting legacy"
-(from the Daily Princetonian) {{DEFAULTSORT:Miner, Earl 1927 births 2004 deaths University of Minnesota alumni Princeton University faculty Recipients of the Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd class Scholars of Japanese literature People from Hightstown, New Jersey