Richmond Lattimore (1906-1984) was a poet, translator, and longtime professor of Greek at Bryn Mawr College. Richard Martin is the Antony and Isabelle Raubitschek Professor in Classics at Stanford University.
"Both lucid and learned, Lattimore writes with a certain grace,
capturing the combination of nobility and speed which over 100
years ago Matthew Arnold famously heard in Homer's work. . . . Read
Richmond Lattimore's translation for the epic scale and narrative
of Homer's poem."-- "Economist"
"Martin's introduction surpasses all rivals. . . . Lattimore's
Iliad is best for those who want to feel the epic from the loins
up, its rush, its reprieves, and its overwhelming rage."--
"Chronicle of Higher Education"
"I had an invaluable and inspiring high school teacher, Robert
Cooley, who introduced me to both Lattimore's The Iliad and The
Odyssey during my senior year. It was my first experience with the
power of drama and poetry combined. Little did I know that I would
spend the rest of my life (especially professionally) searching for
experiences that would be as satisfying. The fact that I fell in
love for the first time with the guy sitting next to me didn't hurt
my journey through those books either."--Laura Linney "T Magazine"
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