Richmond Lattimore was een Amerikaanse dichter en classicus die gevierd werd om zijn vertalingen van de Griekse klassiekers. Zijn vertolkingen van de Ilias en de Odyssee worden algemeen beschouwd als enkele van de beste die in het Engels beschikbaar zijn. Lattimores benadering van vertalen had tot doel de geest van de originele werken te vangen met een moderne gevoeligheid.
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.
The tragedy of Oedipus' daughter - a wise, fearless heroine who shuns society's laws - from the master Greek dramatist.
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.