William Alfred
Born in New York City, 16 August 1922. Educated at Brooklyn College, B.A. 1948; Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, M.A. 1949, Ph.D. 1954. Served in the U.S. Army, 1943-46. Associate editor, American Poet, Brooklyn, 1942-44. Instructor, 1954-57, assistant professor, 1957-59, associate professor, 1959-63, and since 1963 professor of English, Harvard University. Recipient: Brooklyn College Literary Association award, 1953; Amy Lowell traveling poetry scholarship, 1956; Brandeis University Creative Arts award, 1960; American Academy grant, 1965. Died Cambridge 20 May, 1999
Stage Plays
- The Annunciation Rosary. 1948.
- Agamemnon (produced 1953). 1954.
- Hogan's Goat (produced 1965). 1966; revised version, as Cry for Us All, with Albert Marre, music by Mitch Leigh (produced 1970).
- The Curse of an Aching Heart, music by Claibe Richardson (produced 1979). 1983.
- Holy Saturday (produced 1980).
Other Piblications
- Editor, with others, Complete Prose Works of John Milton 1. 1953.
- Translator, Beowulf, in Mediaeval Epics. 1963.
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