Donald Alfred Stauffer

Donald Alfred Stauffer (July 4, 1902 – August 8, 1952) was an American literary critic, novelist and Professor of English who spent the majority of his career at Princeton University.

Donald Alfred Stauffer
Born	(1902-07-04)July 4, 1902 Colorado, U.S.
Died	August 8, 1952(1952-08-08) (aged 50) Oxford, England
Occupation	Literary critic
Nationality	American
Education	Princeton University, A.B. (1923), A.M. (1924) Merton College, Oxford, D.Phil. (1928)

Biography

Stauffer studied at Princeton University, where he completed his A.B. degree in 1923 and A.M. degree in 1924.[1] He received both a Guggenheim Fellowship and Rhodes Scholarship to Merton College, Oxford, where he completed his D.Phil. degree in 1928.[2] After completing his doctorate he returned to Princeton, where he spent most of his career as Professor of English and English Department Chairman.[2]

He held the Eastman Professorship at the University of Oxford from 1951 to 1952.[2][3] He unexpectedly died in Oxford in August 1952, aged 50.[2]

His books included English Biography Before 1700 (Harvard, 1930).[4] and 'The Nature of Poetry (Norton, 1946).[5]

Bibliography

• English Biography Before 1700 (1930)
• The Art of Biography in 18th Century England (1941)
• The Intent of the Critic (1941)
• Brother, This Is War (1945)
• The Nature of Poetry (1946)
• The Saint and the Hunchback (1946)

References

1. "John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation - Bio". Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
2. Levens, R.G.C., ed. (1964). Merton College Register 1900-1964. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. p. 170.
3. "The Eastman Professorship". Archived from the original on April 4, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
4. "English Biography Before 1700". Retrieved March 25, 2014.
5. "The Nature of Poetry". Retrieved March 25, 2014.