Odyssey of Homer

Richmond Lattimore was born in 1906. He was considered one of the leading translators of Greek classical literature. He died in 1984

“A splendid achievement. . . the best translation there is of a great, perhaps the greatest, poet.” — New York Times Book Review“A landmark in the history of modern translation. . . . Lattimore has reanimated Homer for this generation, and perhaps for other generations to come.” — Times Literary Supplement (London)“Lattimore’s translation of Homer’s Odyssey is the most eloquent, persuasive, and imaginative I have seen. It reads as if the poem had originally been written in English.” — Paul Engle"The best. . . translator of Greek poetry into English is Richmond Lattimore. . . . This is the best Odyssey in modern English." — Gilbert Highet"[Lattimore's] Odyssey is his masterpiece." — Walter Kaufmann