Constantine Trypanis (1909–1993)
Author of The Penguin book of Greek verse
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Works by Constantine Trypanis
Associated Works
Callimachus: Aetia, Iambi, Hecale and Other Fragments; Musaeus: Hero and Leander (1958) — Translator, some editions — 101 copies, 1 review
History : the journal of the Historical Association, February and June 1951 (1951) — Book reviewer — 1 copy
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- Canonical name
- Trypanis, Constantine
- Legal name
- Trypanis, Constantine Athanasius
- Other names
- Τρυπάνης, Κωνσταντίνος Αθανάσιος
- Birthdate
- 1909-01-22
- Date of death
- 1993-01-18
- Gender
- male
- Education
- University of Athens (PhD 1937)
- Occupations
- poet
professor (Byzantine and Modern Greek Language and Literature, Oxford University 1947-68)
professor (Classics, Chicago University 1968-74)
Minister of Culture and Science (Greece 1974-77)
classical scholar - Organizations
- Academy of Athens
Oxford University
Chicago University - Nationality
- Greece
- Places of residence
- Chios, Oxford, Athens
- Associated Place (for map)
- Chios, Oxford, Athens
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This is a cool and rare book. Each page is about 3 quarters Greek verse (Homer to modern via mediaeval) with a prose translation on the bottom quarter of each page.
The Penguin Book of Greek Verse: Dual Language Edition (Penguin Poets) (Greek Edition) by Constantine A. Trypanis
A comprehensive volume of Greek poetry from Homer to Callimachus to Odysseus Elytis.
Edition: // Descr: lxiii, 285 p. 19 cm. // Series: Call No. { } Preface, Introduction, and Notes are in English Contains a Greek to English glossary // John E. Rexine Library Donation //
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