Description
* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Chapman’s life and works
* Concise introduction to Chapman’s life and poetry
* Excellent formatting of the poems
* Special alphabetical contents tables for the poetry
* The poetry text is based on the Oxford University Press 1941 edition of Chapman
* Easily locate the poems you want to read
* The complete Homeric translations
* Includes a selection of Chapman’s famous plays – spend hours exploring the poet’s celebrated works
* Features a bonus biographical and critical work by Algernon Charles Swinburne
* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres
CONTENTS:
The Life and Poetry of George Chapman
BRIEF INTRODUCTION: GEORGE CHAPMAN
COMPLETE POEMS OF GEORGE CHAPMAN
LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
The Homeric Translations
THE ILIADS
THE ODYSSEYS
THE BATTLE OF FROGS AND MICE
THE HOMERIC HYMNS
The Comedies
AN HUMOROUS DAY’S MIRTH
EASTWARD HO
MAY DAY
The Tragedies
THE TRAGEDY OF BUSSY D’AMBOIS
THE REVENGE OF BUSSY D’AMBOIS
ROLLO DUKE OF NORMANDY
The Biography
GEORGE CHAPMAN by Algernon Charles Swinburne
