, ▁beginning ▁with ▁A esch yl us ' s ▁The ▁Or este ia . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁publish ▁transl ations ▁of ▁Soph oc les ' s ▁three ▁The ban ▁plays ▁( 1 9 8 2 ), ▁H omer ' s ▁I li ad ▁( 1 9 9 0 ) ▁and ▁Od ys sey ▁( 1 9 9 6 ), ▁and ▁Vir g il ' s ▁A ene id ▁( 2 0 0 6 ). ▁In ▁these ▁last ▁four , ▁Bernard ▁Kno x ▁author ed ▁the ▁introduction ▁and ▁notes . ▁F ag les ' ▁transl ations ▁generally ▁emphas ize ▁contemporary ▁English ▁phr asing ▁and ▁id iom ▁but ▁are ▁faithful ▁to ▁the ▁original ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁possible . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁F ag les ▁published ▁I , ▁Vincent : ▁Po ems ▁from ▁the ▁Pictures ▁of ▁Van ▁G og h . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁co - editor ▁of ▁H omer : ▁A ▁Collection ▁of ▁Crit ical ▁Ess ays ▁( 1 9 6 2 ) ▁and ▁Pope ' s ▁I li ad ▁and ▁Od ys sey ▁( 1 9 6 7 ). ▁ ▁F ag les ▁died ▁at ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁Pr inc eton , ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁from ▁pro state ▁cancer . ▁ ▁Awards ▁F ag les ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁National ▁Book ▁Award ▁in ▁Trans lation ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁Harold ▁Mort on ▁Land on ▁Trans lation ▁Award ▁of ▁the ▁Academy ▁of ▁American ▁Po ets ▁in ▁ 1