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Dennis Ernest Tedlock
デニス・イー・テッドロック
Denisu Ī Teddokkku
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1939-06-19 （St. Joseph, Missouri）
- Died
- 2016-06-03 （Unknown） age 76
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- New Mexico (raised) → Guatemala, Belize (fieldwork) → Buffalo, New York
Career
- Occupations
- Professor, Ethnopoeticist, Linguist, Translator, Poet
- Active Years
- 1968-2016
- Affiliations
- State University of New York at Buffalo
- Influenced By
- Jerome Rothenberg
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of New Mexico | — | Unknown | Bachelor's degree | — | United States |
| Tulane University | — | Anthropology | Ph.D. | — | United States |
University of New Mexico
Unknown
Degree:
Bachelor's degree
Country:
United States
Tulane University
Anthropology
Degree:
Ph.D.
Year of Graduation:
1968
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | PEN Translation Prize | Popul Vuh: The Mayan Book of the Dawn of Life | — | PEN America | Winner |
| 1997 | American Anthropological Association President's Award | — | — | American Anthropological Association | Joint recipient |
PEN Translation Prize
1986
Work:
Popul Vuh: The Mayan Book of the Dawn of Life
Organization:
PEN America
Result:
Winner
American Anthropological Association President's Award
1997
Organization:
American Anthropological Association
Result:
Joint recipient
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Popul Vuh: The Mayan Book of the Dawn of Life
1985 Myth TranslationDefinitive translation of the Mayan creation myth.
Mayan MythologyCreation
Legacy
Leading expert on Mayan language, culture, and arts, best known for his definitive translation of the Popul Vuh, for which he received the PEN Translation Prize. Co-founder of ethnopoetics.
Trivia
- Conducted most field work with his wife Barbara Tedlock among Mayan peoples in Guatemala and Belize.
- Published 10 books and over 100 articles.