Dudley Fitts

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Dudley Fitts (April 28, 1903-July 10, 1968) was an American teacher, critic, poet, and translator.[1] He was born in Boston, Massachusetts and attended Harvard University where he edited the Harvard Advocate. He taught for many years at Phillips Academy at Andover. While a teacher, he translated parts of the Oedipus Cycle with Robert Fitzgerald. Their translations were praised for their clarity and poetic quality.

He died in Lawrence, Massachusetts.

[edit] Bibliography

  • Aristophanes: Four Comedies (ISBN 0-15-602765-8) - Publisher: Harcourt - Date: 1 January 2003
  • Four Greek Plays: Agamemnon of Aeschylus/Oedipus Rex of Sophocles/Alcestis of Euripides/Birds of Aristophanes (ISBN 0-15-602795-X) Editor: Dudley Fitts - Publisher: Harcourt - 2002

[edit] References

  1. ^ Dudley Fitts - Britannica Online Encyclopedia


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