James Robert Hightower
James Robert Hightower (born May 7, 1915 in Sulfur (Oklahoma) , † January 8, 2006 in Elsen near Herscheid ( Sauerland )) was an American sinologist .
Since 1958 he was a professor at Harvard University . In 1971 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .
Works (selection)
- Han shih wai chuan: Han Ying's illustrations of the didactic application of the classic of songs , with an annot. transl. by James Robert Hightower (= Harvard-Yenching Institute monograph series, 11), Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Press 1952; partly also (translation of Chapters 1 and 2): Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University, Diss., 1950.
- (Ed.), Han Yü 's poetic works , translated by Erwin von Zach, Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Press 1952.
- Topics in Chinese literature. Outlines and Bibliography , rev. ed., Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Press 1953.
- The poetry of Ta'o Ch'ien , transl. with commentary and annotation by James Robert Hightower, Oxford, Clarendon Press 1970.
- together with Florence Chia-Ying Yeh, Studies in Chinese Poetry (= Harvard-Yenching Institute monograph series, 47), Cambridge, Mass./London, Harvard University Press 1998.
Web links
- Literature by and about James Robert Hightower in the WorldCat bibliographic database
- Obituary (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hightower, James Robert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American sinologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 7, 1915 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sulfur (Oklahoma) |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 8, 2006 |
| Place of death | Elsen at Herscheid |