Marion Bonner Mitchell (28 November 1926 – 3 October 2014) was an American literary scholar specializing in French and Italian literature of the Renaissance period. Mitchell was born in Livingston, Texas, on 28 November 1926 to parents Jewel Clarence and Verna Bonner Mitchell. He completed bachelor's and master's degrees at the University of Texas at Austin before obtaining a doctorate at Ohio State University. During his studies, Mitchell received the Fulbright Scholarship in Paris. He returned to the city for military service as a railway station interpreter during the Korean War. Mitchell joined the University of Missouri faculty in 1958, was later elected a fellow of the

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and upon retirement, was granted emeritus status. He died on 3 October 2014.

Selected publications

* * * * Reviews of ''1598: A Year of Pageantry in Late Renaissance Ferrara'' include: * *

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mitchell, Bonner People from Livingston, Texas University of Texas at Austin alumni Historians from Texas American literary historians 1928 births 2014 deaths 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American historians Historians of French literature Historians of Italy Ohio State University alumni University of Missouri faculty Historians of the Renaissance