Stephen Mitchell (translator)

Stephen Mitchell (born 1943 in Brooklyn, New York)[1] is a poet, translator, scholar, and anthologist. He is married to Byron Katie,[2] founder of The Work.

Education

Stephen Mitchell was educated at Amherst College,[3] the University of Paris,[3] and Yale University.[3]

Career

Mitchell’s many translations include the bestselling Tao Te Ching,[4] Gilgamesh,[5] The Iliad,[6][7][8][9] The Odyssey,[10] The Gospel According to Jesus, Bhagavad Gita,[11] The Book of Job,[12] The Second Book of the Tao, and The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke. He was introduced to his wife in 2000,[13] and is coauthor of two of her bestselling books: Loving What Is and A Thousand Names for Joy.

Books

Poetry

Fiction

Nonfiction

Translations and adaptations

As editor

Children's books

References

  1. ↑ ""It's Not All Greek to Him" ''The Wall Street Journal''". online.wsj.com. September 20, 2011. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Byron Katie". Oprah.com. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
  3. 1 2 3 ""About the Author" ''HarperCollins Publisher''". http://www.harpercollins.com. Retrieved October 22, 2013. External link in |publisher= (help)
  4. ↑ Mitchell, Stephen (1988). Tao Te Ching. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 9780061142666.
  5. ↑ "'Gilgamesh': The Iraq War, 2500 B.C.". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
  6. ↑ "It's Not All Greek to Him". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
  7. ↑ "Conversation: Stephen Mitchell, Author of the New Translation of Homer's 'The Iliad'". NPR: National Public Radio. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
  8. ↑ "What Do You Look for in Modern Translation?". The New York Times.
  9. ↑ "Back story: 'Iliad' translator Stephen Mitchell". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
  10. ↑ "The Death of Argos". The New Yorker Magazine.
  11. ↑ "Bhagavad Gita: A New Translation". Publishers Weekly.
  12. ↑ "BOOKS OF THE TIMES: THE BOOK OF JOB.". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-10-23.
  13. ↑ Reynolds, Susan Salter (2009-04-12). "The stillness within Stephen Mitchell". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2016-03-21.
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