-
第20回（1995年） Winner
Robert Pinsky
ロバート・ピンスキー
Robāto Pinskī
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1940-10-20 （Long Branch, New Jersey, U.S.）
- 国籍
- United States
- 言語
- English
- 宗教
- Judaism
- 居住地歴
- Long Branch, New Jersey (birth) → Cambridge, Massachusetts (since 1989)
経歴
- 職業
- poet, literary critic, editor, translator, academic
- 活動期間
- 1968年〜
- 所属
- Boston University (Professor, Graduate Writing Program), Wellesley College (former faculty), University of California, Berkeley (former faculty)
- 所属団体
- Member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters
- 影響を受けた人物
- Jazz (music), Yvor Winters, Francis Fergusson, Paul Fussell
- ノミネート
- Pulitzer Prize for Poetry nomination (1996) for The Figured Wheel, National Book Critics Circle Award nomination (1988) for Poetry and the World
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutgers University–New Brunswick | — | — | BA | — | United States |
| Stanford University | — | — | MA, PhD | — | United States |
Rutgers University–New Brunswick
学位:
BA
国:
United States
Received B.A.
Stanford University
学位:
MA, PhD
国:
United States
Stegner Fellowship in creative writing
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Premio Capri | — | — | Premio Capri (Italy) | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Manhae Foundation Prize | — | — | Manhae Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2004 | PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry | — | — | PEN America | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Golden Plate Award | — | — | American Academy of Achievement | 受賞 |
| 1997 | Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress | — | 任期制 | Library of Congress | 任命（3期務めた） |
| 1974 | National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship | — | — | National Endowment for the Humanities | 受賞 |
| 1980 | Saxifrage Prize | An Explanation of America | — | Saxifrage Prize | 受賞 |
| 1997 | Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize | The Figured Wheel: New and Collected Poems 1966–1996 | — | Academy of American Poets | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Los Angeles Times Book Award | Translation of Dante's Inferno | 翻訳 | Los Angeles Times | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Academy of American Poets Translation Award | Translation of Dante's Inferno | 翻訳 | Academy of American Poets | 受賞 |
Premio Capri
2009
主催:
Premio Capri (Italy)
結果:
受賞
Manhae Foundation Prize
2006
主催:
Manhae Foundation
結果:
受賞
PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry
2004
主催:
PEN America
結果:
受賞
Golden Plate Award
1998
主催:
American Academy of Achievement
結果:
受賞
Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress
1997
部門:
任期制
主催:
Library of Congress
結果:
任命（3期務めた）
National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship
1974
主催:
National Endowment for the Humanities
結果:
受賞
Saxifrage Prize
1980
対象作品:
An Explanation of America
主催:
Saxifrage Prize
結果:
受賞
Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize
1997
対象作品:
The Figured Wheel: New and Collected Poems 1966–1996
主催:
Academy of American Poets
結果:
受賞
Los Angeles Times Book Award
1994
対象作品:
Translation of Dante's Inferno
部門:
翻訳
主催:
Los Angeles Times
結果:
受賞
Academy of American Poets Translation Award
1994
対象作品:
Translation of Dante's Inferno
部門:
翻訳
主催:
Academy of American Poets
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
The Figured Wheel: New and Collected Poems 1966–1996
1996年 poetryA collected volume spanning thirty years of work, showcasing Pinsky's musical sense of rhythm and recurring concerns with memory and history.
musicmemoryAmerican landscape
Jersey Rain
2000年 poetryPoems reflecting on his New Jersey origins, landscape, and personal memory.
place of originmemorypersonal landscapes
Gulf Music
2007年 poetryA collection emphasizing musicality and rhythmic concerns in his poetry.
musicmeterphysicality of language
Selected Poems
2011年 poetry (selected)A selection of major poems that has served to consolidate his international reputation.
musicalitypersonal historysocial perspective
Translation of Dante's Inferno
1993年 translation (epic poetry)An English translation of Dante's Inferno (part of The Divine Comedy), praised as a significant translation achievement.
translationclassics
全著作
- The Figured Wheel: New and Collected Poems 1966–1996
- Jersey Rain
- Gulf Music
- Selected Poems
- At the Foundling Hospital
- Translation of Dante's Inferno
- Jersey Breaks: Becoming an American Poet (memoir)
翻案
- Libretto for the opera 'Death and the Powers'
- Free adaptation of Schiller's 'Wallenstein' staged by the Shakespeare Theatre
作家による翻訳
- English translation of Dante's Inferno
作品の翻訳
- Pinsky's collections have been translated into Italian, Korean and other languages
作風・主題
- 文体
- musical, oral-oriented poetic styleclear attention to the physical sound and rhythm of language
- 頻出モチーフ
- music/jazzmemory and personal historyAmerican landscape
評価・遺産
Pinsky is known for his emphasis on the oral and musical qualities of poetry and for broadening public engagement with poetry through initiatives like the Favorite Poem Project. He is also recognized for translation work, contributions to theatre and opera, and his long career as an educator.
関連学会
- American Academy of Arts and Letters (member)
資料所蔵先
- Library of Congress (related holdings)
- Boston University (faculty archives)
大衆文化への影響
- Guest appearance on the animated sitcom 'The Simpsons'
- Appearances on television programs such as The Colbert Report
引用
-
The poetry I love is vocal, composed with the poet's voice and I believe its proper culmination is to be read with a reader's imagined or actual voice.
出典: Interview / The Paris Review (Art of Poetry No. 76) (1997年)
豆知識
- First U.S. Poet Laureate to serve three terms.
- Involved with the 1984 interactive fiction game 'Mindwheel'.
- Former saxophonist; jazz has had a strong influence on his poetry.
- Guest-starred on 'The Simpsons'.