George Chapman
Also known as Geo: Chapman
16th/17th-century English dramatist, poet, and translator
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1559?
- Died
- 1634
- Works
- 149
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- The Iliads of Homer, prince of poets
- Hero and Leandaer
- Eastward Ho
- All fools
- A pleasant comedy entituled: An humerous dayes myrth
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George Chapman (c. 1559 – 12 May 1634) was an English dramatist, translator and poet. He was a classical scholar whose work shows the influence of Stoicism. Chapman is seen as an anticipator of the metaphysical poets of the 17th century. He is best remembered for his translations of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, and the Homeric Batrachomyomachia.
Shakespeare was a contemporary of Chapman, and there is evidence that he knew some of Chapman's work. William Minto proposed Chapman as a candidate for being the "Rival Poet" mentioned in Shakespeare's sonnets.
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