Charles MacBean papers, 1958-1984. 1958-1984.

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Charles MacBean papers, 1958-1984. 1958-1984.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/55115101

Collection consists of typewritten manuscripts of MacBean's translations of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, also of various poems and plays, correspondence, and biographical materials.

1 linear ft. (2 MS boxes)

Reed College Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7687579

Reed College Library

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MacBean, Charles E.

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Charles Edward MacBean was born in Scotland in 1899 and emigrated with his parents to Vashon Island, Washington, in 1912. He joined the Canadian military during World War I and served overseas. After the war, he attended Reed College, graduating in 1932 with a Greek literature major. Subsequently, he worked in the construction and logging industries. In 1958, he undertook the English dactylic hexameter translation of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey and achieved considerable respect for his translation...

Reed College (Portland, Or.)

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Homer.

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