Earl Miner
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Earl Roy Miner was a professor
at Princeton University
, and a noted scholar of Japanese literature
and especially Japanese poetry
; he was also active in early English literature (for instance, his New York Times obituary notes that a critical edition of John Milton
's Paradise Lost
was in the process of being published when he died). He earned his bachelor's degree in Japanese studies and master's and doctoral degrees in English from the University of Minnesota; with this Ph.D, he joined the English faculty at Williams College
(1953 to 1955) and at UCLA (1955 to 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, New Jersey
, on April 17, 2004.
/WorldCat
encompasses roughly 100+ works in 300+ publications in 8 languages and 20,000+ library holdings.
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
at Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
, and a noted scholar of Japanese literature
Japanese literature
Early works of Japanese literature were heavily influenced by cultural contact with China and Chinese literature, often written in Classical Chinese. Indian literature also had an influence through the diffusion of Buddhism in Japan...
and especially Japanese poetry
Japanese poetry
Japanese poets first encountered Chinese poetry during the Tang Dynasty. It took them several hundred years to digest the foreign impact, make it a part of their culture and merge it with their literary tradition in their mother tongue, and begin to develop the diversity of their native poetry. For...
; he was also active in early English literature (for instance, his New York Times obituary notes that a critical edition of John Milton
John Milton
John Milton was an English poet, polemicist, a scholarly man of letters, and a civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under Oliver Cromwell...
's Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17th-century English poet John Milton. It was originally published in 1667 in ten books, with a total of over ten thousand individual lines of verse...
was in the process of being published when he died). He earned his bachelor's degree in Japanese studies and master's and doctoral degrees in English from the University of Minnesota; with this Ph.D, he joined the English faculty at Williams College
Williams College
Williams College is a private liberal arts college located in Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States. It was established in 1793 with funds from the estate of Ephraim Williams. Originally a men's college, Williams became co-educational in 1970. Fraternities were also phased out during this...
(1953 to 1955) and at UCLA (1955 to 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
Order of the Rising Sun
The is a Japanese order, established in 1875 by Emperor Meiji of Japan. The Order was the first national decoration awarded by the Japanese Government, created on April 10, 1875 by decree of the Council of State. The badge features rays of sunlight from the rising sun...
, which represents the third highest of eight classes associated with this award.
After a prolonged illness, Miner died in his home in Hightstown, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, on April 17, 2004.
Selected works
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/WorldCat
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encompasses roughly 100+ works in 300+ publications in 8 languages and 20,000+ library holdings.
- Japanese Court Poetry, Earl Miner, Robert H. Brower. 1961, Stanford UniversityStanford UniversityThe Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
Press, LCCN 61-10925 - Fujiwara Teika's Superior Poems of Our Time, trans. Robert H. Brower, Earl Miner. 1967, Stanford UniversityStanford UniversityThe Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
Press, L.C. 67-17300, ISBN 0-8047-0171-7 - Dryden's Poetry, by Earl Miner. 1967, Indiana University Press
- An Introduction to Japanese Court Poetry, by Earl Miner. 1968, Stanford UniversityStanford UniversityThe Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
Press, LCCN 68-17138 - The Cavalier mode from Jonson to Cotton, by Earl Miner. 1971, Princeton University Press, ISBN 0691062099
- Literary Uses of Typology from the Late Middle Ages to the Present, ed. Earl Miner. 1977 Princeton University PressPrinceton University Press-Further reading:* "". Artforum International, 2005.-External links:* * * * *...
, ISBN 978-0691063270 - Japanese Linked Poetry, by Earl Miner. 1979 Princeton University Press, ISBN 0-691-06372-9
- The Monkey’s Straw Raincoat and Other Poetry of the Basho School, trans. Earl Miner and Hiroko Odagiri. 1981 Princeton University Press, ISBN 9780691064604
- Comparative Poetics: An Intercultural Essay on Theories of Literature, Earl Miner. 1990 Princeton University PressPrinceton University Press-Further reading:* "". Artforum International, 2005.-External links:* * * * *...
, ISBN 978-0691014906 - Naming Properties: Nominal Reference in Travel Writings by BashoMatsuo Basho, born , then , was the most famous poet of the Edo period in Japan. During his lifetime, Bashō was recognized for his works in the collaborative haikai no renga form; today, after centuries of commentary, he is recognized as a master of brief and clear haiku...
and Sora, JohnsonSamuel JohnsonSamuel Johnson , often referred to as Dr. Johnson, was an English author who made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer...
and BoswellJames BoswellJames Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck was a lawyer, diarist, and author born in Edinburgh, Scotland; he is best known for the biography he wrote of one of his contemporaries, the English literary figure Samuel Johnson....
, by Earl Miner. 1996, University of MichiganUniversity of MichiganThe University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
Press, ISBN 0-472-10699-6 - Paradise Lost, 1668-1968: Three Centuries of Commentary, ed. by: Earl Roy Miner, William Moeck, Steven Jablonski. 2004, Bucknell UniversityBucknell UniversityBucknell University is a private liberal arts university located alongside the West Branch Susquehanna River in the rolling countryside of Central Pennsylvania in the town of Lewisburg, 30 miles southeast of Williamsport and 60 miles north of Harrisburg. The university consists of the College of...
Press, ISBN 0-8387-5577-1 - Japanese Poetic Diaries, Earl Miner. 2004 University of California PressUniversity of California PressUniversity of California Press, also known as UC Press, is a publishing house associated with the University of California that engages in academic publishing. It was founded in 1893 to publish books and papers for the faculty of the University of California, established 25 years earlier in 1868...
, ISBN 0520030478
Honors
- Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays and Neck RibbonOrder of the Rising SunThe is a Japanese order, established in 1875 by Emperor Meiji of Japan. The Order was the first national decoration awarded by the Japanese Government, created on April 10, 1875 by decree of the Council of State. The badge features rays of sunlight from the rising sun...
, 1994. - Howard T. Behrmann Prize, 1993.
- Koizumi Yakomo Prize, 1991.
- Yamagato Banto Prize, 1988.
- Guggenheim Fellowhip, 1977-1978.
- ACLS Fellowship, 1963.
- Fullbright Lectureships, 1960–1961, 1966–1967, 1985.
External links
- "Miner, 77, leaves lasting legacy" -(from the Daily Princetonian)