PEN/Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (2000) Winner
Edmund Keeley
エドマンド・ルロイ・キーリー
Edmund Leroy Keeley
Aliases:
Mike Keeley
Pen Names:
Mike (nickname)（Used informally as a nickname）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1928-02-05 （Damascus, State of Syria）
- Died
- 2022-02-23 （Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.） age 94
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English, Greek (used in research and translation)
- Residence History
- Canada (childhood) → Greece (regular stays) → Washington, D.C. (early life) → Princeton, New Jersey (from 1954)
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Translator, Essayist, Poet, Professor of English
- Active Years
- 1950-2018
- Affiliations
- Princeton University (faculty), Modern Greek Studies Association (served as president), PEN American Center (served as president), Academy of American Poets
- Memberships
- Modern Greek Studies Association (served as president), PEN American Center (served as president), Academy of American Poets
- Influenced By
- C. P. Cavafy, George Seferis, Odysseus Elytis, Yannis Ritsos
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton University | — | — | BA | 1945–1949 | United States |
| Oxford University | — | Comparative Literature (D.Phil) | D.Phil | 1949–1952 | United Kingdom |
Princeton University
Degree:
BA
Period:
1945–1949
Year of Graduation:
1949
Country:
United States
Oxford University
Comparative Literature (D.Phil)
Degree:
D.Phil
Period:
1949–1952
Year of Graduation:
1952
Country:
United Kingdom
Studied on a Woodrow Wilson fellowship
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Rome Prize | — | — | American Academy (Rome Prize) | 受賞 |
| 1959 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1960 | New Jersey Authors Award | The Libation | — | New Jersey Authors Award (organization details unclear) | 受賞（小説） |
| 1968 | New Jersey Authors Award | George Seferis: Collected Poems, 1924-1955 | — | New Jersey Authors Award (organization details unclear) | 受賞（翻訳／編集） |
| 1970 | New Jersey Authors Award | The Imposter | — | New Jersey Authors Award (organization details unclear) | 受賞（小説） |
| 1962 | Guinness Poetry Award (selection) | — | — | Guinness (award details unclear) | 選出 |
| 1972 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1973 | National Book Award (Translation) | — | 翻訳 | National Book Foundation | 最終候補 |
| 1975 | P.E.N.-Columbia University Translation Center Prize | — | 翻訳 | PEN/Columbia University | 受賞 |
| 1980 | Harold Morton Landon Translation Award | — | 翻訳 | Academy of American Poets | 受賞 |
| 1982 | Howard T. Behrman Award for Distinguished Achievement in the Humanities | — | — | Awarding organization unclear | 受賞 |
| 1983 | PEN/National Endowment for the Arts Fiction Syndicate Award | — | — | PEN / NEA | 受賞 |
| 1984 | Pushcart Prize (selection) | — | — | Pushcart Press | 選出 |
| 1987 | First European Prize for Translation of Poetry | — | 翻訳 | Awarding organization unclear | 受賞 |
| 1992 | National Translation Award (Citation) | — | 翻訳 | Awarding organization unclear | 表彰 |
| 1994 | Honorary Doctorate, University of Athens | — | — | University of Athens | 授与 |
| 1999 | Academy Award in Literature | — | — | Awarding organization unclear | 受賞 |
| 2000 | PEN/Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation | — | 翻訳 | PEN America | 受賞 |
| 2000 | Criticos Prize, London Hellenic Society | — | — | London Hellenic Society | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Commander of the Order of the Phoenix | — | — | Hellenic Republic | 叙勲 |
| 2003 | The Yale Review Prize | — | — | The Yale Review | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Trustees' Annual Award, Gennadius Library | — | — | Gennadius Library | 授与 |
| 2004 | Phidippides Award | — | — | Awarding organization unclear | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Honorary Doctorate, Richard Stockton College | — | — | Richard Stockton College | 授与 |
| 2008 | Dido Sotiriou Cultural Prize, Hellenic Authors' Society | — | — | Hellenic Authors' Society | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Lord Byron Award, Hellenic College | — | — | Hellenic College | 受賞 |
| 2010 | Honorary Doctorate, University of Cyprus | — | — | University of Cyprus | 授与 |
| 2014 | PEN Award for Poetry in Translation | Co-translator of Yannis Ritsos, Diaries of Exile | 翻訳 | PEN America | 受賞 |
Rome Prize
1959
Organization:
American Academy (Rome Prize)
Result:
受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
1959
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
New Jersey Authors Award
1960
Work:
The Libation
Organization:
New Jersey Authors Award (organization details unclear)
Result:
受賞（小説）
New Jersey Authors Award
1968
Work:
George Seferis: Collected Poems, 1924-1955
Organization:
New Jersey Authors Award (organization details unclear)
Result:
受賞（翻訳／編集）
New Jersey Authors Award
1970
Work:
The Imposter
Organization:
New Jersey Authors Award (organization details unclear)
Result:
受賞（小説）
Guinness Poetry Award (selection)
1962
Organization:
Guinness (award details unclear)
Result:
選出
Guggenheim Fellowship
1972
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
National Book Award (Translation)
1973
Category:
翻訳
Organization:
National Book Foundation
Result:
最終候補
P.E.N.-Columbia University Translation Center Prize
1975
Category:
翻訳
Organization:
PEN/Columbia University
Result:
受賞
Harold Morton Landon Translation Award
1980
Category:
翻訳
Organization:
Academy of American Poets
Result:
受賞
Howard T. Behrman Award for Distinguished Achievement in the Humanities
1982
Organization:
Awarding organization unclear
Result:
受賞
PEN/National Endowment for the Arts Fiction Syndicate Award
1983
Organization:
PEN / NEA
Result:
受賞
Pushcart Prize (selection)
1984
Organization:
Pushcart Press
Result:
選出
First European Prize for Translation of Poetry
1987
Category:
翻訳
Organization:
Awarding organization unclear
Result:
受賞
National Translation Award (Citation)
1992
Category:
翻訳
Organization:
Awarding organization unclear
Result:
表彰
Honorary Doctorate, University of Athens
1994
Organization:
University of Athens
Result:
授与
Academy Award in Literature
1999
Organization:
Awarding organization unclear
Result:
受賞
PEN/Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation
2000
Category:
翻訳
Organization:
PEN America
Result:
受賞
Criticos Prize, London Hellenic Society
2000
Organization:
London Hellenic Society
Result:
受賞
Commander of the Order of the Phoenix
2001
Organization:
Hellenic Republic
Result:
叙勲
The Yale Review Prize
2003
Organization:
The Yale Review
Result:
受賞
Trustees' Annual Award, Gennadius Library
2003
Organization:
Gennadius Library
Result:
授与
Phidippides Award
2004
Organization:
Awarding organization unclear
Result:
受賞
Honorary Doctorate, Richard Stockton College
2006
Organization:
Richard Stockton College
Result:
授与
Dido Sotiriou Cultural Prize, Hellenic Authors' Society
2008
Organization:
Hellenic Authors' Society
Result:
受賞
Lord Byron Award, Hellenic College
2008
Organization:
Hellenic College
Result:
受賞
Honorary Doctorate, University of Cyprus
2010
Organization:
University of Cyprus
Result:
授与
PEN Award for Poetry in Translation
2014
Work:
Co-translator of Yannis Ritsos, Diaries of Exile
Category:
翻訳
Organization:
PEN America
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
PEN Award for Poetry in Translation
1 appearances
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Edition 19 (2014) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Libation
1958 NovelAn early novel dealing with themes of memory, Greece, and cultural encounter.
GreeceMemoryCultural encounter
The Imposter
1970 NovelA 1970 novel exploring identity set against political backdrops.
IdentityPoliticsDeception
Cavafy's Alexandria: Study of a Myth in Progress
1976 Scholarly study / CriticismA study analyzing C. P. Cavafy's image of Alexandria and the evolving poetic myth.
Cavafy studiesAlexandriaPoetic theory
The Salonika Bay Murder, Cold War Politics and the Polk Affair
1989 Non-fiction (history)A non-fiction account of an incident during the Cold War and its international-political implications.
Cold WarInternational politicsCase history
Borderlines, A Memoir
2005 MemoirA memoir covering Keeley's life, his ties to Greece, and diplomatic family background.
ReminiscenceFamilyGreece
Bibliography
- The Libation (1958)
- The Gold-hatted Lover (1961)
- The Imposter (1970)
- Voyage to a Dark Island (1972)
- Cavafy's Alexandria: Study of a Myth in Progress (1976)
- Ritsos in Parentheses (1979)
- A Wilderness Called Peace (1985)
- The Salonika Bay Murder (1989)
- School for Pagan Lovers (1993)
- Albanian Journal, the Road to Elbasan (1997)
- On Translation: Reflections and Conversations (1998)
- Inventing Paradise. The Greek Journey, 1937-47 (1999)
- Some Wine for Remembrance (2002)
- Borderlines, A Memoir (2005)
- The Megabuilders of Queenston Park (2014)
- Requiem for Mary (2015)
- The Problem of Time and Other Poems (2018)
Translations by Author
- English translations (often co-translations) of C. P. Cavafy, George Seferis, Odysseus Elytis, Yannis Ritsos and others
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Scholarly yet lyrical proseDetailed annotation and presentation of Greek literary and cultural context
- Recurring Motifs
- Greece and AlexandriaExile and returnMemory and history
Legacy
A scholar-translator who greatly raised awareness of modern Greek poetry in the English-speaking world. Through long teaching service at Princeton, he trained many scholars and translators.
Academic Societies
- Modern Greek Studies Association
- PEN American Center (involvement)
Archives
- Edmund Keeley Papers (Princeton University Library)
Trivia
- Born in Damascus, Syria in 1928 to a diplomatic family.
- His brother was diplomat Robert V. Keeley.
- Married Mary Stathato-Kyris in 1951; she died in 2012.
- Taught at Princeton University for many years and retired in 1994.