Jonathan Griffin
British writer and translator (born 1906)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jonathan Griffin (1906–1990) was a British writer and translator. During the Second World War he served as the director of BBC European Intelligence.[1]
Born1906
Died1990 (aged 83–84)
OccupationWriter, Translator
NationalityBritish
Jonathan Griffin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1906 |
| Died | 1990 (aged 83–84) |
| Occupation | Writer, Translator |
| Nationality | British |
| Notable works | Glass Houses and Modern War (1938), In Earthlight: Selected Poems (1995) |
Works
- Glass Houses and Modern War (London: Chatto and Windus, 1938)
- In Earthlight: Selected Poems (London: Menard Press, 1995)[2]
Translations
- Jean Giono, The Horseman on the Roof (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1953)
- Nikos Kazantzakis, The Greek Passion (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1953)
- Another edition as Christ Recrucified (Oxford: Bruno Cassirer, 1954)
- Charles de Gaulle, War Memoirs, vol. 1 (London: Collins, 1955)
- Nikos Kazantzakis, Freedom and Death (Oxford: Bruno Cassirer, 1956)
- Pierre Courthion, Flemish Painting (London: Thames and Hudson, 1958)
- Jean Rostand, Can Man be modified? (London: Secker & Warburg, 1959)
- Henri Queffélec, Frontier of the Unknown (London: Secker & Warburg, 1960)
- Germain Bazin, Baroque & Rococo (London: Thames & Hudson, 1964)
- Suzanne Lilar, Aspects of Love in Western Society (London: Thames & Hudson [1965])
- André Adrien Chastel, The Studios and Styles of the Renaissance: Italy, 1460-1500 (London: Thames & Hudson, 1966)
- Fernando Pessoa, Selected Poems (Oxford: Carcanet Press, 1971)
- Jean-Louis Barrault, Memories for Tomorrow (London: Thames and Hudson, 1974)
- Heinrich Von Kleist, The Prince of Homburg for the Royal Exchange, Manchester in 1976.
- Robert Bresson, Notes on Cinematography (New York; London: Urizen Books; Distributed by Pluto Press, 1977)