MGSA Survey of University Faculty and Administrators

Prof. Minas Savvas

Professor

San Diego State University

Department of English and Comparative Literature

I. Degrees

Ph.D. 1970 University of California, Santa Barbara (English)

M.A. 1965 University of Illinois (English)

B.A. 1963 University of Illinois (English)

II. Areas of Specialization

Shakespeare and the Elizabethans

Modern Greek Literature

Translation Theory and Practice

III. Courses Taught in Modern Greek Studies

Modern Greek Literature

Contemporary Greek Verse

IV. Principal Publications (Greek words are given in transliteration)

"Peculiar Gestures" poems by Yannis Ritsos, translated and with commentary by Minas Savvas, and supplemental prefatory essays by Vasilis Vasilikos and Louis Aragon.

The House Vacated (translations of Yannis Ritsos). Parentheses Series, 1989.

Subterranean Horses (translations of Yannis Ritsos). Ohio University Press, 1980.

Chronicle of Exile (translated and with an introduction to Yannis Ritsos' verse). Wire Press, 1975.

Scars and Smiles. Athens: Diogenes Press, 1975 (poetry collection).

Over 180 items of translation in journals, including New York Review of Books, Antaeus, TriQuarterly, etc.

Over 30 articles and 110 reviews in publications such as Yale Review, Chicago Review, Literary Review, etc.

V. Office Address

San Diego State University

Department of English and Comparative Literature

San Diego, CA 92182

Office Telephone (F)=Fax

(619) 594-1522

Electronic Address

[email protected]

VI. Home Address

4981 Armin Way

San Diego, CA 92182

Home Telephone (F)=Fax

(619) 582-5873

VII. Comments and Additional Information

(no information submitted)

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