Robert Bagg Explained

Robert Bagg (born 1935, New Jersey)^[1] is an American poet and translator. He has published several volumes of poetry and has authored critical studies of Sappho and Catullus.^[2] He graduated from Amherst College in 1957, received an M.A. from the University of Connecticut in 1961 and a Ph.D. from the same institution in 1965.^[3]

In addition to his other literary work, Bagg taught English at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (1965–1996), serving as Department Chair (1986–92).^[4]

Translations

• Hippolytus by Euripides (1973)
• The Bakkhai by Euripides (1978)

External links

• Robert Bagg: Poet and Translator of Euripides and Sophocles
• Robert Bagg (AC 1957) Papers at the Amherst College Archives & Special Collections

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gloria Victis 1956. Hollandiai Magyar Szovetseg . PDF. 2008-01-28.
2. Bagg, Robert. Hippolytos. New York: Oxford University Press. 1973. Recognition for his work includes receiving a Guggenheim Fellowship for translation and a Prix de Rome for poetry.
3. Web site: Collection: Robert Bagg (AC 1957) Papers Amherst College - ArchivesSpace . 2023-03-03 . archivesspace.amherst.edu.
4. Web site: Bio . Robertbagg.com . 2008-01-28.