Pulitzer Prize for History
1 appearances
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Edition 49 (1966) Winner
Perry Miller
ペリー・ミラー
Perī Mirā
Aliases:
Perry Gilbert Eddy Miller
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1905-02-25 （Chicago）
- Died
- 1963-12-09 （Harvard University (Leverett House)） age 58
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Atheism
- Residence History
- Chicago → Cambridge (Harvard University)
Career
- Occupations
- intellectual historian, historian, co-founder of American Studies
- Active Years
- 1928-1963
- Affiliations
- Harvard University
- Memberships
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Philosophical Society, Lambda Chi Alpha
- Influenced
- Edmund Morgan, Bernard Bailyn, Margaret Atwood
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Chicago | — | History | Ph.D. | 1924-1931 | United States |
University of Chicago
History
Degree:
Ph.D.
Period:
1924-1931
Year of Graduation:
1931
Country:
United States
BA 1928, PhD 1931
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Pulitzer Prize | The Life of the Mind in America: From the Revolution to the Civil War | History | Columbia University | Winner |
| — | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | Recipient |
Pulitzer Prize
1966
Work:
The Life of the Mind in America: From the Revolution to the Civil War
Category:
History
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
Winner
Guggenheim Fellowship
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
Recipient
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The New England Mind: The Seventeenth Century
1939 HistoryA cultural analysis of the Puritan worldview in 17th-century New England.
PuritanismIntellectual History
Jonathan Edwards
1949 BiographyBiography portraying Jonathan Edwards as an artist in the medium of religion.
ReligionTheology
Errand into the Wilderness
1956 Essay CollectionEssays exploring the Puritan origins of America.
American ExceptionalismPuritans
Bibliography
- Orthodoxy in Massachusetts, 1630-1650 (1933)
- The New England Mind: The Seventeenth Century (1939)
- Jonathan Edwards (1949)
- The Transcendentalists: An Anthology (1950)
- The New England Mind: From Colony to Province (1953)
- Roger Williams: His Contribution to the American Tradition (1953)
- Errand into the Wilderness (1956)
- The Life of the Mind in America (1965, posthumous)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Cultural approachIntellectual history method
- Recurring Motifs
- PuritanismAmerican MindImperialism
Health
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Alcoholism晩年Led to acute hemorrhagic pancreatitis and premature death at 58.
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Acute Hemorrhagic Pancreatitis1963年Cause of death.
Legacy
Co-founder of American Studies, pioneered revisionist view of Puritan history. Mentored many scholars including Edmund Morgan; influenced Margaret Atwood.
In Popular Culture
- Margaret Atwood dedicated The Handmaid's Tale to him.
Quotes
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At Matadi on the banks of the Congo... it became the setting for a sudden epiphany of the pressing necessity for expounding my America to the twentieth century.
Source: Preface to Errand into the Wilderness (1956) (1956)
Trivia
- His 'epiphany' on the Congo River has been subject to posthumous controversy.
- Left home at 17 for adventures including work on Congo freighter, inspiring Puritan studies.
- Rumors persist of suicide by alcohol amid empty bottles after JFK assassination.