Robert Fitzgerald

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Robert Fitzgerald was an American poet, critic, and renowned translator of classical Greek and Latin literature, best known for his influential English versions of Homer’s epics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
literary critic
poet
translator
awardReceived Bollingen Prize for Poetry
surface form: Bollingen Prize for translation

National Book Award for Translated Literature
surface form: National Book Award for translation
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
educatedAt Harvard University
fieldOfWork classical literature
classical philology
translation studies
genre literary criticism
poetry
hasEthnicGroup Irish American
hasNotableStudent students of classical literature in the United States
hasOccupationRole teacher of literature
hasStyle clear and poetic English verse translation
hasSubject epic poetry
heroic narrative
mythology
influenced 20th-century American poetry
modern English reception of Homer
influencedBy Homer
Latin poets
Virgil
classical Greek poets
knownFor influential English versions of Homer’s epics
translations of Latin literature
translations of classical Greek literature
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf American literary community
notability renowned translator of Homer’s epics
notableWork English translation of the Aeneid
English translation of the Iliad
English translation of the Odyssey
occupation literary critic
poet
translator
translatedFromLanguage Ancient Greek
Latin
translatedWorkOfAuthor Homer
Virgil
workLocation New England
United States of America
surface form: United States
writesInForm lyric poetry
verse translation

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Mystery and Manners coEditor Robert Fitzgerald