Curtis Hidden Page (April 4, 1870-December 13, 1946Date from ''New York Times'' obituary "DR. CURTIS H. PAGE; Retired Professor of English at Dartmouth..." published Dec. 13, 1946.) was a United States educator and writer.

Biography

He was born in Greenwood, Missouri. He graduated from

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, where in 1890 he became the first recipient of the

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for literature. He held teaching positions in French and English at

(1893–1908),

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(1908–1909),

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(professor of English literature, 1909–1911), and

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(professor of English literature, 1911–1946). Page was elected to the

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state legislature in 1933 and again in 1939. Compiler of anthologies of verse such as ''British Poets of the Nineteenth Century'' and ''The Chief American Poets,'' Page also published verses, essays, and stories in numerous periodicals. In 1906, writing of his activities to his fellow Harvard alumni, he stated: "I have two volumes of verse nearly ready, but find little time to give to completing them and doubt if they will be published until after I am dead!" Page also translated many French works, including ''A Voyage to the Moon'', by

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and ''The Man Who Married a Dumb Wife'' by

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. He published a well-regarded

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in the introduction to his own Molière translation writes: "Curtis Hidden Page has translated eight well-chosen plays (Putnam, 1908, 2 vols.) which include three verse comedies done into unrhymed verse. Though it sometimes lacks sparkle, his version is always intelligent and responsible." (--Donald M. Frame, trans., ''Tartuffe and Other Plays by Molière,'' NY: Signet, 1967, , p. xiii.) translation of eight plays by

Molière Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (, ; 15 January 1622 (baptised) – 17 February 1673), known by his stage name Molière (, , ), was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the French language and world ...

in 1908; of these, ''Tartuffe, or the Hypocrite'' is available online from

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References

External links

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Finding aid to Curtis Hidden Page papers at Columbia University. Rare Book & Manuscript Library.

Curtis Hidden Page Collection
at the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Page, Curtis Hidden 1870 births 1946 deaths Members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives American translators French–English translators Harvard University alumni Harvard University faculty Columbia University faculty Dartmouth College faculty Northwestern University faculty People from Greenwood, Missouri