PEN Translation Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 40 (2000) Winner
Richard Sieburth
リチャード・シーバース
Richādo Shībāsu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1949
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English, French
- Residence History
- New York
Career
- Occupations
- Professor Emeritus of French Literature, Thought and Culture and Comparative Literature, Translator, Editor
- Active Years
- 1970-2019
- Affiliations
- New York University, Harvard University
- Memberships
- Member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Influenced By
- Ezra Pound
- Nominations
- Shortlisted for Weidenfeld Prize, PEN Poetry Translation Prize, French-American Foundation Translation Prize, Three Percent Poetry Translation Prize
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Chicago | — | — | BA | — | United States |
| Harvard University | — | — | PhD | — | United States |
University of Chicago
Degree:
BA
Year of Graduation:
1970
Country:
United States
Harvard University
Degree:
PhD
Year of Graduation:
1976
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Chevalier dans l’ordre des palmes académiques | — | — | French Government | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | — | — | American Academy of Arts and Sciences | 選出 |
| 2017 | Annual Award in Letters | — | — | American Academy of Arts and Letters | 受賞 |
| 2000 | PEN/Book-of the Month Translation Prize | Selected Writings of Gérard de Nerval | — | PEN | 受賞 |
| 2019 | PEN Prize for Poetry in Translation | A Certain Plume | — | PEN | 受賞 |
Chevalier dans l’ordre des palmes académiques
1985
Organization:
French Government
Result:
受賞
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
2007
Organization:
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Result:
選出
Annual Award in Letters
2017
Organization:
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Result:
受賞
PEN/Book-of the Month Translation Prize
2000
Work:
Selected Writings of Gérard de Nerval
Organization:
PEN
Result:
受賞
PEN Prize for Poetry in Translation
2019
Work:
A Certain Plume
Organization:
PEN
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
PEN Award for Poetry in Translation
1 appearances
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Edition 24 (2019) Winner
Works
Major Works
Instigations: Ezra Pound and Remy de Gourmont
1978 Literary CriticismStudy on Ezra Pound and Remy de Gourmont
Modernism
Hymns and Fragments
1984 TranslationTranslation of Friedrich Hölderlin's poems
Romanticism
Moscow Diary
1986 TranslationTranslation of Walter Benjamin's diary
Diary Literature
The Pisan Cantos
2003 EditedEdited edition of Ezra Pound's poems
Modernist Poetry
Bibliography
- Instigations: Ezra Pound and Remy de Gourmont
- Hymns and Fragments (Hölderlin)
- Moscow Diary (Benjamin)
- Gerard de Nerval – Selected Writings
- Emblems of Desire (Scève)
Translations by Author
- Sun by Michael Palmer etc.
Legacy
Renowned scholar, translator, and editor, particularly known for his work on Ezra Pound and translations of French and European literature.