Donald Pizer Explained
| Donald Pizer |
| Birth Date: | April 5, 1929 |
| Birth Place: | New York City, U.S. |
| Death Place: | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Employer: | Tulane University |
| Occupation: | Academic |
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| Children: | 3 |
Donald Pizer (April 5, 1929 – November 7, 2023) was an American academic and literary critic who was regarded as one of the principal authorities on the American naturalism literary movement. He was the Pierce Butler Professor of English Emeritus at Tulane University,[1] and the author of numerous books on naturalism.[2] He was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1962.[3]
For University of Georgia professor James Nagel, Pizer "has made enormous contributions to the study of naturalism in the period from 1890 through World War II, with a score or more of books on Jack London, Hamlin Garland, Theodore Dreiser, Frank Norris, John Dos Passos, the 1890s, and twentieth-century fiction."[4]
In 1971 he presented the paper, "Dreiser 's Fiction: The Editorial Problem" for the A.S.W. Rosenbach Lectures in Bibliography to mark the Theodore Dreiser Centenary.[5]
After retiring from teaching in 2001, Pizer carried on with his research and writing up until a few years before his death on November 7, 2023, at the age of 94.[6]
Works
- Book: Pizer. Donald. The Literary Criticism of Frank Norris. 1964. Russell & Russell. New York. 891427579.
- Book: Pizer. Donald. The Theory and Practice of American Literary Naturalism: Selected Essays and Reviews. 1996. Southern Illinois University Press. Carbondale, Illinois. 9780809318476. 256706016.
- Book: Pizer. Donald. The Cambridge Companion to American Realism and Naturalism: Howells to London. 2002. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge, U.K.. 9780521438766. 935574928.
- Book: Pizer. Donald. American Naturalism and the Jews: Garland, Norris, Dreiser, Wharton, and Cather. 2008. University of Illinois Press. Urbana, Illinois. 9780252033438. 470680491.
- Book: Pizer. Donald. The Significant Hamlin Garland: A Collection of Essays. 2014. Anthem Press. New York. 9781783083053. 905564865.
- Pizer, Donald, Lisa Nanney, and Richard Layman (2017). The Paintings and Drawings of John Dos Passos: A Collection and Study. Clemson, SC: Clemson University Press. ISBN 9781942954217. OCLC 987526434.
- Pizer, Donald, ed. (2018). Theodore Dreiser Recalled. Clemson, SC: Clemson University Press. ISBN 9781942954446. OCLC 990141401.
- Dos Passos, John. Ed. Donald Pizer (2020). Manhattan Transfer: An Annotated Edition. Clemson, SC: Clemson University Press. ISBN 9781949979619. OCLC 1450715016. Available Open Access on Project Muse: https://muse.jhu.edu/book/125831
Notes and References
- Web site: Donald Pizer. Tulane University. October 23, 2017.
- Brennan. Stephen C.. Donald Pizer and the Study of American Literary Naturalism. Studies in American Naturalism. Summer 2006. 1. 1/2. 3–14. 23431271.
- Web site: Donald Pizer. Guggenheim Foundation. October 23, 2017.
- Nagel. James. Donald Pizer, American Naturalism, and Stephen Crane. Studies in American Naturalism. Summer 2006. 1. 1/2. 30–35.
- Pizer, Donald, and Robert Henry Elias. 1971. Theodore Dreiser Centenary: A.S.W. Rosenbach Fellowship Lectures in Bibliography. Philadelphia: Library Chronicle, University of Pennsylvania.
- Web site: Donald Pizer . Dignity Memorial . 28 January 2024.
