The Third Kind of Knowledge: Memoirs & Selected Writings

Translator, poet and essayist Fitzgerald (1910-1985) is known chiefly for his excellent translations of Homer's Odyssey (1961) and Iliad (1974) and Virgil's Aeneid (1984). In this collection, edited with an introduction by his widow, Fitzgerald communicates the high degree of intellect, intuition and respect a gifted writer and translator brings to his work. The eclectic collection includes literary essays and an interview on the art of translating and writing poetry, as well as Fitzgerald's recollections of his childhood and his early career as a reporter. His reminiscences of fellow writers, such as James Agee, Flannery O'Connor and Vachel Lindsay, are perceptive and touching. Of interest to devotees and scholars. Photos not seen by PW. (Feb.)