George Chapman Quotes


Related Quotes

We can and do influence life greatly, for the good and the bad. Public health and human extermination of species by over use are good examples.


George Chapman
George Chapman
  • Born: May 12, 1634
  • Died: May 12, 1634
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Writer

George Chapman was an English dramatist, translator and poet. He was a classical scholar whose work shows the influence of Stoicism. 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. Chapman is best remembered for his translations of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, and the Homeric Batrachomyomachia.