1634
George Chapman, English poet and playwright (born 1559)
George Chapman, English poet and playwright (born 1559)
George Chapman, English poet and playwright (born 1559)
George Chapman
16th/17th-century English dramatist, poet, and translator
- Died
- 1634
George Chapman 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.