Robert Elsie

Robert Elsie (June 29, 1950 – October 2, 2017) was a Canadian scholar who specialized in Albanian literature and folklore. He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was known for his works Albanian Literature : A Short History and The Highland Lute (Lahuta e Malcís): The Albanian National Epic. As a translator, Elsie offered the reader “a selection of songs from the best known cycle of Albanian epic verse”.

Elsie died of complications from ALS in Bonn, Germany on October 2, 2017 at the age of 67.Robert Elsie, one of the greatest Albanologists, passes away at 67

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Other websites
Elsie's personal site.

Category:1950 births
Category:2017 deaths
Category:People from Vancouver
Category:Canadian translators
Category:Writers from British Columbia