Fitts, Dudley, 1903-1968

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Dudley Fitts (1903-1968), poet, translator, literary critic, and educator.

From the description of Dudley Fitts papers, 1928-1968 (bulk 1941-1943). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702139069

Dudley Fitts was a poet, translator, literary critic, and educator. Fitts was perhaps best known for his translations of classical texts. He translated several works by Aristophanes, including Lysistrata (1954), The Frogs (1955), The Birds (1957), and Ladies' Day (1959) and, in collaboration with Robert Fitzgerald, he translated Euripides' The Alcestis (1936) and Sophocles' Antigone (1939) and Oedipus Rex (1949). He is also the author of Poems, 1929-1936 (1937) and editor of An Anthology of Contemporary Latin-American Poetry (1942).

Fitts was born April 28, 1903, in Boston and educated at Harvard. He taught at the Choate School from 1927 to 1941 and then served as an instructor of English at Phillips Academy from 1941 onward.

From the guide to the Dudley Fitts papers, 1928-1968, 1941-1943, (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
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referencedIn John Ciardi Papers, 1910-1997, (bulk 1960-1985) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Sherry Mangan papers, 1923-1961. Houghton Library
referencedIn John Mason Brown papers, 1922-1967. Houghton Library
creatorOf Dudley Fitts papers, 1928-1968, 1941-1943 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin), 1894-1962. Papers, 1870-1969 Houghton Library
creatorOf Burnshaw, Stanley, 1906-2005. Papers, 1927-1987, (bulk 1945-1987). Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
referencedIn Woodberry Poetry Room collection of poems, 1896-1967 Houghton Library
referencedIn Stanley Burnshaw Papers TXRC93-A78., 1927-1987, (bulk 1945-1987) Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
referencedIn Tiger's eye records, 1939-1955. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Yaddo records, 1870-1980 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Fitts, Dudley, 1903-1968. Poems and liturgies : typescript, [ca. 1937] Houghton Library
referencedIn Moore, Merrill, 1903-1957. Letters of Merrill Moore [manuscript], 1938-1948. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Pound, Ezra, 1885-1972. Papers, 1915-1959. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Gordon Cairnie papers, 1922-1973. Houghton Library
creatorOf Sophocles. Oedipus the king / by Sophocles ; translated by Dudley Fitts and Robert Fitzgerald ; text consultant, Adrienne Kennedy, 2001. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Manuscripts and proofs of New Directions books, 1937-1997. Houghton Library
referencedIn Robert Francis Papers MS 403., 1891-1986 Special Collections and University Archives, UMass Amherst Libraries
referencedIn Lowell-Adams House Printers papers, 1964-1972 (inclusive) 1964-1966 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Harry Levin papers Houghton Library
referencedIn Robert Lowell papers, 1861-1976 (inclusive) 1935-1970 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Robert Fitzgerald papers for Homer's "Odyssey" in translation, 1953-1960. Houghton Library
creatorOf Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin), 1894-1962. Typed letter signed : [New York], to Mr. [Dudley?] Fitts, [late 1930s?, late Nov.]. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Sexton, Anne, 1928-1974. Anne Sexton Papers, 1912-1996, (bulk 1953-1974). Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
creatorOf Fitts, Dudley, 1903-1968. Poems 1927-1937 : typescript, [ca. 1936] Houghton Library
creatorOf Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956,. Citations from Van Wyck Brooks, 1948. University of Pennsylvania Library
referencedIn Furioso papers, 1938-1951 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Merrill Moore Papers, 1904-1979, (bulk 1928-1957) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn New Directions Publishing records Houghton Library
referencedIn New Directions Publishing records Houghton Library
creatorOf Rathmell, Robert, 1965-. Oedipus Rex : for mixed chorus SATB, flute, timpani, and multiple percussion / Robert Rathmell. Bowling Green State University, BGSU Libraries
referencedIn Horace Gregory Papers, 1920-1973 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
referencedIn Pedro Salinas papers, ca. 1912-1975 (inclusive), 1936-1951 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Tiger's Eye records, 1939-1955 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Robert Fitzgerald papers, 1892-1986 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Jacques Barzun Papers, ca.1900-1999. Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Poets' Theatre (Cambridge, Mass.) records Houghton Library
referencedIn Hays, H. R. (Hoffman Reynolds), 1904-1980. H. R. Hays correspondence with Latin American writers, 1922-1981 (bulk 1940-1955) Princeton University Library
referencedIn George P. Garrett Papers, 1929-2008, (bulk 1960-2000) David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
referencedIn Additional poems, 1896-1967. Houghton Library
creatorOf Fitts, Dudley, 1903-1968. Poems 1929-1937 : page proofs, 1937. Houghton Library
creatorOf Derr, Ellwood. Song cycle on lyrics from the Greek anthology : for baritone and piano / by Ellwood Derr. University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
referencedIn Anne Sexton Papers 122492286., 1912-1996, (bulk 1953-1974) Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
creatorOf Brunner, Miriam F. Epitaph at Corinth / music Miriam F. Brunner ; poetry from The Palentine anthology, Dudley Fitts. New England Conservatory of Music, Harriet M. Spaulding Library
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associatedWith Carrión, Alejandro. person
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associatedWith Derr, Ellwood. person
associatedWith Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965. person
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associatedWith Florit, Eugenio, 1903-1999. person
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associatedWith Guillén, Jorge, 1893-1984. person
associatedWith Hays, H. R. (Hoffman Reynolds), 1904-1980. person
associatedWith Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967. person
associatedWith Izaguirre, Carlos. person
associatedWith Izaguirre, Carlos. person
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associatedWith Mann, Thomas, 1875-1955. person
associatedWith Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset), 1874-1965. person
associatedWith Méndez Dorich, Rafael. person
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associatedWith Rathmell, Robert, 1965- person
associatedWith Rokha, Pablo de, 1894-1968. person
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Latin American literature
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Birth 1903-04-28

Death 1968-07-10

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English,

French,

Spanish; Castilian

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