Marks '19 Professor of Comparative Literature 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 Marilyn (Lynne) Duchovnay, a teacher, and they adopted 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. He taught English and comparative literature for many years at Princeton University.įagles was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Charles Fagles, a lawyer, and Vera Voynow Fagles, an architect. He was best known for his many translations of ancient Greek and Roman classics, especially his acclaimed translations of the epic poems of Homer. Robert Fagles ( / ˈ f eɪ ɡ əl z/ Septem– March 26, 2008) was an American professor, poet, and academic.
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