C.H. (Charles Hubert) Sisson

C.H. Sisson is a leading British writer, poet, editor, critic, and translator. Born in 1914, he studied english and philosophy at the University of Bristol, and served in the British Army in India during World War II. His many translations include substantial works by Virgil, Catullus, Ovid, and Dante, as well as Racine’s Britannicus, Phaedra, and Athaliah. He was appointed a Companion of Honour in 1993, and died in 2003.