Wilbur, Richard

Wilbur, Richard,

1921–2017, American poet and translator, b. New York City, B.A. Amherst, 1942, M.A. Harvard, 1947. A virtuoso craftsman who wrote with grace and precision in traditional verse forms, Wilbur was always original and generally affirmative in his view of the world. Often profound and witty, playful, urbane, and intellectual, his poetry is collected in The Beautiful Changes (1947), Ceremony (1950), Things of This World (1956; Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award), Advice to a Prophet (1961), The Mind Reader (1976), New and Collected Poems (1988; Pulitzer Prize), Mayflies (2000), Collected Poems 1943–2004 (2004), and Anterooms (2010). Among his five works for children are the prize-winning storybook Loudmouse (1963) and the poetry collection Opposites (1973), which he illustrated himself. Responses (1976) and The Catbird's Song (1997) are collections of his prose pieces. Wilbur was U.S. poet laureate from 1987 to 1988. He translated seven of MolièreMolière, Jean Baptiste Poquelin
, 1622–73, French playwright and actor, b. Paris; son of a merchant who was upholsterer to the king. His name was originally Jean Baptiste Poquelin.
..... Click the link for more information. 's plays, including The Misanthrope (1955), Tartuffe (1963), and The School for Wives (1972), and other classic French drama; he also translated Spanish and Russian works. With Lillian HellmanHellman, Lillian,
1905–84, American dramatist, b. New Orleans. Her plays, although often melodramatic, are marked by intelligence and craftsmanship. The Children's Hour
..... Click the link for more information. , he wrote the libretto for Leonard BernsteinBernstein, Leonard
, 1918–90, American composer, conductor, and pianist, b. Lawrence, Mass., grad. Harvard, 1939, and Curtis Institute of Music, 1941. A highly versatile musician, he was the composer of symphonic works (the Jeremiah Symphony, 1944;
..... Click the link for more information. 's musical version of Voltaire's Candide (1957). Wilbur also was an editor and taught at Harvard, Wesleyan, Smith, and Amherst.

Bibliography

See W. Butts, ed., Conversations With Richard Wilbur (1990); biography by R. and M. Bagg (2017); studies by D. L. Hill (1967) and W. Salinger, ed. (1983); bibliography by F. Bixler (1991).

Wilbur, Richard (Purdy)

(1921– ) poet, writer; born in New York City. He studied at Amherst (B.A. 1942), and Harvard (M.A. 1947) and taught at many institutions, notably Wesleyan (1957–77). Based in Cummington, Mass., he won acclaim for his poetry translations as well as for his own elegant lyrical poetry, as in New and Collected Poems (1988). He is also widely known for his often performed translations of Molière and for his lyrics to the musical Candide (1956). He was named Poet Laureate of the United States in 1987.

单词	wilbur, richard
释义	Wilbur, Richard Wilbur, Richard, 1921–2017, American poet and translator, b. New York City, B.A. Amherst, 1942, M.A. Harvard, 1947. A virtuoso craftsman who wrote with grace and precision in traditional verse forms, Wilbur was always original and generally affirmative in his view of the world. Often profound and witty, playful, urbane, and intellectual, his poetry is collected in The Beautiful Changes (1947), Ceremony (1950), Things of This World (1956; Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award), Advice to a Prophet (1961), The Mind Reader (1976), New and Collected Poems (1988; Pulitzer Prize), Mayflies (2000), Collected Poems 1943–2004 (2004), and Anterooms (2010). Among his five works for children are the prize-winning storybook Loudmouse (1963) and the poetry collection Opposites (1973), which he illustrated himself. Responses (1976) and The Catbird's Song (1997) are collections of his prose pieces. Wilbur was U.S. poet laureate from 1987 to 1988. He translated seven of MolièreMolière, Jean Baptiste Poquelin , 1622–73, French playwright and actor, b. Paris; son of a merchant who was upholsterer to the king. His name was originally Jean Baptiste Poquelin. ..... Click the link for more information. 's plays, including The Misanthrope (1955), Tartuffe (1963), and The School for Wives (1972), and other classic French drama; he also translated Spanish and Russian works. With Lillian HellmanHellman, Lillian, 1905–84, American dramatist, b. New Orleans. Her plays, although often melodramatic, are marked by intelligence and craftsmanship. The Children's Hour ..... Click the link for more information. , he wrote the libretto for Leonard BernsteinBernstein, Leonard , 1918–90, American composer, conductor, and pianist, b. Lawrence, Mass., grad. Harvard, 1939, and Curtis Institute of Music, 1941. A highly versatile musician, he was the composer of symphonic works (the Jeremiah Symphony, 1944; ..... Click the link for more information. 's musical version of Voltaire's Candide (1957). Wilbur also was an editor and taught at Harvard, Wesleyan, Smith, and Amherst. Bibliography See W. Butts, ed., Conversations With Richard Wilbur (1990); biography by R. and M. Bagg (2017); studies by D. L. Hill (1967) and W. Salinger, ed. (1983); bibliography by F. Bixler (1991). Wilbur, Richard (Purdy) (1921– ) poet, writer; born in New York City. He studied at Amherst (B.A. 1942), and Harvard (M.A. 1947) and taught at many institutions, notably Wesleyan (1957–77). Based in Cummington, Mass., he won acclaim for his poetry translations as well as for his own elegant lyrical poetry, as in New and Collected Poems (1988). He is also widely known for his often performed translations of Molière and for his lyrics to the musical Candide (1956). He was named Poet Laureate of the United States in 1987.
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