▁married ▁Mar il yn ▁( L yn ne ) ▁Duch ov n ay , ▁a ▁teacher , ▁and ▁they ▁had ▁two ▁children . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁F ag les ▁received ▁his ▁Ph . D ▁in ▁English ▁from ▁Y ale ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁year ▁taught ▁English ▁there . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁F ag les ▁was ▁an ▁English ▁instruct or ▁at ▁Pr inc eton ▁University . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁assistant ▁professor , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁became ▁an ▁associate ▁professor ▁of ▁English ▁and ▁compar ative ▁literature . ▁Later ▁that ▁year ▁he ▁became ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁compar ative ▁literature ▁program . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁full ▁professor , ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁was ▁the ▁department ▁chair . ▁He ▁retired ▁from ▁teaching ▁as ▁the ▁Arthur ▁W . ▁Mark s ▁' 1 9 ▁Professor ▁of ▁Compar ative ▁Liter ature ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁and ▁remained ▁a ▁professor ▁emer it us ▁at ▁Pr inc eton . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁F ag les ▁translated ▁many ▁ancient ▁Greek ▁works . ▁His ▁first ▁translation ▁was ▁of ▁the ▁poetry ▁of ▁Bac ch yl ides , ▁publishing ▁a ▁complete ▁set ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁F ag les ▁began ▁transl ating ▁much ▁Greek ▁drama