He went on to publish translations of Sophocles's Three Theban Plays (1982) and Homer's Iliad (1990) and Odyssey (1996). In the 1970s, Fagles began translating much Greek drama, beginning with Aeschylus's The Oresteia. His first translation was of the poetry of Bacchylides, publishing a complete set in 1961. Marks '19 Professor of Comparative Literaure in 2002, and remained a professor emeritus at Princeton.īetween 19, Fagles translated many ancient Greek works. He retired from teaching as the Arthur W. In 1970, he became a full professor, and from 1975 was the department chair. Later that year he became director of the comparative literature program. In 1962 he was promoted to Assistant Professor, and in 1965 became an Associate Professor of English and comparative literature. In 1959, Fagles received his Ph.D in English from Yale and for the next year taught English there.įrom 1960 to 1962, Fagles was an English instructor at Princeton University.

On June 17, 1956, he married Lynne Duchovnay, a teacher, and they had two children.

The following year, he received his master's degree from Yale University. He attended Amherst College, graduating in 1955 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. In 1970, he Fagles was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Charles Fagles, a lawyer, and Vera Voynow Fagles, an architect. From 1960 to 1962, Fagles was an English instructor at Princeton University. In 1959, Fagles received his Ph.D in English from Yale and for the next year taught English there.

Fagles was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Charles Fagles, a lawyer, and Vera Voynow Fagles, an architect.

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