Central News Agency Literary Award
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Edition 34 (1996) Winner
Sarah Ruden
サラ・ルーデン
Sara Rūden
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1962 （Ohio）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Quaker Baptized in 1992
- Residence History
- Ohio, USA → Cape Town, South Africa (about 10 years) → USA (since return in 2005) → Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Career
- Occupations
- writer, classics scholar, translator, editor
- Active Years
- 1995-
- Affiliations
- University of Pennsylvania (visiting scholar since 2018), University of Cape Town (lecturer)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan | — | — | B.A. | — | United States |
| Johns Hopkins University | Writing Seminars | — | M.A. | — | United States |
| Harvard University | — | Classical Philology | Ph.D. | — | United States |
University of Michigan
Degree:
B.A.
Country:
United States
B.A.
Johns Hopkins University
Writing Seminars
Degree:
M.A.
Country:
United States
M.A. from Writing Seminars
Harvard University
Classical Philology
Degree:
Ph.D.
Country:
United States
Ph.D. in Classical Philology
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Central News Agency Literary Award | Other Places | 詩集部門 | Central News Agency | 受賞 |
| 2010 | Guggenheim Fellowship | Oresteia | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant | The Confessions of Augustine | — | Whiting Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2019 | Robert B. Silvers Grant for Work in Progress | The Gospels | — | — | 受賞 |
Central News Agency Literary Award
1996
Work:
Other Places
Category:
詩集部門
Organization:
Central News Agency
Result:
受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
2010
Work:
Oresteia
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant
2016
Work:
The Confessions of Augustine
Organization:
Whiting Foundation
Result:
受賞
Robert B. Silvers Grant for Work in Progress
2019
Work:
The Gospels
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Other Places
1995 PoetryBook of poems. Awarded the 1996 Central News Agency Literary Award.
Other Places
The Satyricon of Petronius
2000 Classical TranslationNew translation of Petronius' Satyricon with topical commentaries.
The Aeneid
2008 Classical TranslationTranslation of Virgil's Aeneid. Revised and expanded in 2021.
The Golden Ass
2012 Classical TranslationTranslation of Apuleius' The Golden Ass.
Paul Among the People
2011 Biblical InterpretationThe Apostle Paul reinterpreted in his own time.
Bibliography
- Other Places (1995)
- The Satyricon of Petronius (2000)
- Lysistrata (2003)
- The Homeric Hymns (2005)
- The Aeneid (2008, 2021)
- The Golden Ass (2012)
- The Oresteia (2016)
- Confessions (2017)
- The Gospels (2021)
- Paul Among the People (2011)
- The Face of Water (2017)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Poetic and accessible translations of ancient textsQuaker-influenced interpretive approach
- Recurring Motifs
- Popularization of ancient textsBeauty and meaning in Biblical languagePacifism
Legacy
Known for fresh translations of Greek, Roman, and Biblical texts as a classics scholar, with awards including Guggenheim Fellowship. Her Quaker faith informs her translation methodology.
Trivia
- Converted to Quakerism in South Africa (1992).
- Worked as medical editor and stringer for Noseweek magazine in South Africa.