Very little is known about Chapman's early life, but Mark Eccles uncovered records that reveal much about Chapman's difficulties and expectations. There is conjecture that he studied at Oxford but did not take a degree, though no reliable evidence affirms this. Chapman is best remembered for his translations of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, and the Homeric Batrachomyomachia.Ĭhapman was born at Hitchin in Hertfordshire. Chapman has been speculated to be the Rival Poet of Shakespeare's sonnets by William Minto, and as an anticipator of the metaphysical poets of the 17th century. He was a classical scholar whose work shows the influence of Stoicism. 1559 – London, ) was an English dramatist, translator and poet. George Chapman (Hitchin, Hertfordshire, c. Frontispiece engraving for The Whole Works of Homer (1616) attributed to William Hole
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