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George Chapman
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 has been identified as the
Rival Poet
of
Shakespeare
's sonnets by
William Minto
, and as an anticipator of the
Metaphysical Poets
of the 17th century. Chapman is best remembered for his translations of
Homer
's
Iliad
and
Odyssey
,
and the Homeric
Batrachomyomachia
.
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