Douglass Parker

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Douglass Stott Parker Senior (born March 27, 1927 in La Porte , Indiana , † February 8, 2011 in Austin , Texas ) was an American classical scholar , university professor and translator .

Life

Parker was the son of Cyril Rodney Parker and his wife Isobel (nee Douglass). He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan and his PhD from Princeton University . He was a member of the Center for Hellenic Studies from 1961 to 1962 and received a Guggenheim grant . His translation of The Women's People's Assembly of Aristophanes was one of the finalists of the National Book Awards 1968 in the translation category.

Parker was known for his translations of Greek and Roman comedies . He translated Lysistrata , The Wasps and The Women's People's Assembly by Aristophanes. He also translated Eunuchus of Terenz and Menaechmi of Plautus . His translations have been published several times and the pieces in his translation have been performed worldwide. His Lysistrata translation has been played over 200 times worldwide.

Parker was Professor of Classical Philology at the University of Texas at Austin for over 40 years . Before that he was a professor at Yale (1953–1955) and at the University of California (1955–1967).

Parker died of cancer in Austin at the age of 83. He suggested that his grave inscription "but I digress ..." ( But I digress ... ) should read.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The National Book Awards - Winners & Finalists, Since 1950 - Presented by the National Book Foundation: 1968 - Translations on nationalbook.org (PDF)
  2. ↑ Deena Berg, Douglass Parker: Plautus & Terence: Five Comedies. Miles Gloriosus, Menaechmi, Bacchides, Hecyra, Adelphoe . Hackett, Indianapolis 1999 ( Review by David W. Frauenfelder in: Bryn Mawr Classical Review January 11, 2000 ).
  3. ^ Douglass Parker: WAA - an Intruded Gloss. In: Arion. 3. Series, Volume 2, No. 2/3, 1992/1993, pp 251-256. ( WAA: An intruded gloss on JSTOR. In: jstor.org. Retrieved on December 26, 2015 . Digitalisat)
  4. ↑ Alex: CAMWS Necrologies Abierunt ad maiores: Douglass S. Parker (2011). In: blogspot.com. Retrieved December 26, 2015 .
personal data
SURNAME Parker, Douglass
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Parker, Douglass Stott senior (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American classical philologist, university professor and translator
DATE OF BIRTH March 27, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH La Porte , Indiana
DATE OF DEATH February 8, 2011
Place of death Austin , Texas