Richmond Lattimore était un poète et un classiciste américain célébré pour ses traductions des classiques grecs. Ses versions de l'Iliade et de l'Odyssée sont largement considérées comme parmi les meilleures disponibles en anglais. L'approche de Lattimore en matière de traduction visait à capturer l'esprit des œuvres originales avec une sensibilité moderne.
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.
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.
This poem mainly centers on the Greek hero Odysseus (or Ulysses, as he was known in Roman myths) and his long journey home following the fall of Troy. It takes Odysseus ten years to reach Ithaca after the ten-year Trojan War.[2] In his absence, it is assumed he has died, and his wife Penelope and son Telemachus must deal with a group of unruly suitors, called Proci, competing for Penelope's hand in marriage.
Presents epic poems by one who has been called the first Greek philosopher and theologian.
Pour avoir enterré son frère rebelle, Antigone doit être punie de mort. Le tyran Créon refuse de revenir sur sa décision malgré les lamentations des vieillards de Thèbes et les supplications de son propre fils Hémon, fiancé d'Antigone. Seuls les présages de Tirésias le feront changer d'avis, mais il sera déjà trop tard.