Richmond Lattimore fu un poeta e classicista americano celebrato per le sue traduzioni dei classici greci. Le sue versioni dell'Iliade e dell'Odissea sono ampiamente considerate tra le migliori disponibili in inglese. L'approccio di Lattimore alla traduzione mirava a catturare lo spirito delle opere originali con una sensibilità moderna.
In nine paperback volumes, the Grene and Lattimore editions offer the most comprehensive selection of the Greek tragedies available in English. Over the years these authoritative, critically acclaimed editions have been the preferred choice of over three million readers for personal libraries and individual study as well as for classroom use.
Presents epic poems by one who has been called the first Greek philosopher and theologian.
Disaster follows when Creon, King of Thebes, forbids Antigone to bury her brother whom he has declared a traitor.
Richard Littlemore's translation of the New Testament keeps as close to the original Greek as possible, reflecting the style of the original and letting the words of the Apostles and early disciples speak for themselves.