Richmond Lattimore (1906–1984)

Author of Greek Tragedies, Volume 1

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About the Author

Includes the names: Richmond Lattimor, Lattimore Richmond, Dr. Richard Lattimore, Richmond A. Lattimore, tr. Richmond Lattimore, Richmond Lattimore, trs., Richmond Lattimore (tr.0, Richmond Lattimore trans, Richard Lattimore (transl.), translator Richard Lattimore, Richmond Alexander Lattimore, translator Richmond Lattimore, Translator-rICHMOND LATTIMORE, Richmond - Edited By Lattimore, Richmond. Translated and introduced by. Lattimore, Richmond Lattimore (Translated with an Introduction By)

Also includes: Richard Lattimore (1)

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Series

Greek Tragedies

Works by Richmond Lattimore

Popular Recent

Greek Tragedies, Volume 1 (1960) — Editor — 1,471 copies, 2 reviews

Greek tragedies, Volume 3 (1960) — Editor — 658 copies, 1 review

Greek Lyrics (1955) — Editor — 503 copies, 4 reviews

Greek tragedies, Volume 2 (1960) — Editor — 502 copies, 2 reviews

The Four Gospels and the Revelation (1979) — Translator — 223 copies, 1 review

The Complete Greek tragedies (1992) — Editor and translator — 213 copies, 1 review

The New Testament (1996) — Translator — 178 copies, 1 review

Acts and Letters of the Apostles (1982) — Translator — 86 copies

The Poetry of Greek Tragedy (1958) 56 copies, 1 review

Themes in Greek and Latin epitaphs (1962) 36 copies

Story Patterns in Greek Tragedy (1964) 30 copies, 1 review

Poems from three decades (1972) 14 copies

Euripides (The Complete Greek tragedies, v. 3-4) (1959) — Editor — 12 copies

Continuing conclusions : new poems and translations (1983) 8 copies

The stride of time; new poems and translations (1966) 6 copies

Greek Tragedies Volumes 1 - 3 (ANCIENT GREEK LITERATURE, DRAMA, LITERARY HISTORY, THEATER HISTORY) (1970) — Editor — 6 copies

The Iliad of Homer (The Programmed Classics) 4 copies, 1 review

Sestina for a Far-Off Summer: Poems 1957-1962 4 copies

Aeschylus — Editor — 3 copies

Poems 3 copies

Euripides III: Heracles, The Trojan Women, Iphigenia among the Taurians, Ion (The Complete Greek Tragedies) 3 copies

Euripides IV: Helen/The Phoenician Women/Orestes (Complete Greek Tragedies) 3 copies

Sophocles II: Ajax, The Women of Trachis, Electra, Philoctetes, The Trackers (The Complete Greek Tragedies) 2 copies

Euripides III: Orestes, Iphigenia in Aulis, Electra, The Phoenician Women, The B (1963) — Editor — 2 copies

Euripides V: Bacchae/Iphigenia in Aulis/The Cyclops/Rhesus (Complete Greek Tragedies) 2 copies

Complete Greek Tragedies, Vol 4 2 copies

Sophocles I: Antigone, Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus (The Complete Greek Tragedies Book 1) 2 copies

Aeschylus Oresteia 1 copy

The Complete Greek Tragedies V.5 (Euripides I) 1 copy

THE FOUR GOSPELS 1 copy

Complete Greek Tragedies, Vol 2 1 copy

Complete Greek Tragedies Volume Two: Aeschylus II 1 copy

The Complete Greek Tragedies: Euripides I, II, III — Editor — 1 copy

The suppliant The Persians Seven against Thebes Prometheus Bound 1 copy

Richard Lattimore / The Four Gospels and the Revelation 1979 (1979) 1 copy

Greek Tragedies Volume 3 (1965) 1 copy

Complete Greek Tragedies, Vol 3 1 copy

The Revelation of John — Translator — 1 copy

Oresteia (1980) 1 copy

Oresteia: Agamemnon, the Libation Bearers, the Eumenides; 1 (2021) 1 copy

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Associated Works

The Odyssey (0750) — Translator, some editions — 54,512 copies, 464 reviews

The Iliad (-0001) — Translator, some editions — 41,246 copies, 387 reviews

Antigone / Oedipus Rex / Oedipus at Colonus (0442) — Editor, some editions — 13,597 copies, 51 reviews

The Oresteia: Agamemnon / The Libation Bearers / The Eumenides (0458) — Editor, some editions; Translator, some editions — 10,656 copies, 74 reviews

The Iliad / The Odyssey (0008) — Translator, some editions — 6,045 copies, 50 reviews

The Persians; Prometheus Bound; Seven Against Thebes; The Suppliants (0458) — Editor, some editions — 2,494 copies, 13 reviews

4 Plays: Alcestis / Children of Heracles / Hippolytus / Medea (1955) — Translator, some editions; Editor; Editor — 2,417 copies, 10 reviews

The Complete Plays of Sophocles (0005) — Editor, some editions — 2,266 copies, 16 reviews

Ajax; Electra; Philoctetes; Women of Trachis (0005) — Editor, some editions — 2,088 copies, 3 reviews

Electra, The Phoenician Women, The Bacchae (0408) — Editor, some editions — 1,294 copies, 6 reviews

Tragedies (0499) — Editor, some editions — 1,045 copies, 12 reviews

Theogony, Works and Days, and Shield of Herakles (0700) — Translator, some editions — 925 copies, 7 reviews

The Odes (1972) — Translator, some editions; Translator, some editions — 775 copies, 7 reviews

Alcestis (0438) — Translator, some editions — 772 copies, 16 reviews

4 Plays: Clouds / Birds / Lysistrata / Frogs (1984) — Translator, some editions — 767 copies, 5 reviews

The Frogs [in translation] (0405) — Translator, some editions — 703 copies, 12 reviews

Euripides III: Hecuba, Andromache, The Trojan Women, Ion (The Complete Greek Tragedies) (Vol 5) (1958) — Editor, some editions; Editor — 676 copies, 5 reviews

Euripides IV: Rhesus / The Suppliant Women / Orestes / Iphigenia in Aulis (The Complete Greek Tragedies) (Vol 6) (0415) — Translator, some editions — 503 copies, 1 review

4 Plays: Cyclops / Helen / Heracles / Iphigenia in Tauris (0438) — Translator, some editions — 427 copies, 1 review

American Poetry: The Twentieth Century, Volume Two: E. E. Cummings to May Swenson (2000) — Contributor — 419 copies, 1 review

Iphigenia in Tauris (0414) — Translator, some editions — 376 copies, 8 reviews

4 Plays: Acharnians / Lysistrata / Frogs / Assembly-Women (1969) — Translator, some editions — 194 copies, 1 review

The Oresteia Trilogy: Agamemnon, Choephoroe, and Eumenides; and Prometheus Bound (0458) — some editions; Editor, some editions; Editor — 108 copies, 1 review

Sophocles (2010) — Editor, some editions — 85 copies

60 Years of American Poetry (1996) — Contributor — 29 copies, 1 review

The Complete Greek Tragedies, Volume III: Euripides (1959) — Editor, some editions — 18 copies

The Complete Greek Tragedies Vol. I: Aeschylus I, Agamemnon,Libation Bearers,Eumenides,Prometheus Bound (1942) — some editions; Editor — 16 copies

Twentieth century interpretations of Euripides' Alcestis; a collection of critical essays (1968) — Contributor — 11 copies

Some Odes of Pindar in New English Versions (1942) — Translator, some editions — 8 copies

AESCHYLUS II THE SUPPLIANT MAIDENS THE PERSIANS SEVEN AGAINST THEBES — Editor, some editions — 5 copies

Arktouros: Hellenic Studies Presented to Bernard M. W. Knox on the Occasion of His 65th Birthday (1979) — Contributor — 3 copies

Sophocles I (Vol III: The Complete Greek Tragedies) Oedpius, the King, Oedipus at Colonus, Antigone) (1954) — Translator, some editions — 2 copies

The Complete Greek Tragedies I Aeschylus — Translator, some editions — 2 copies

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name: Lattimore, Richmond
Legal name: Lattimore, Richmond Alexander
Other names: Lattimore, Richard
Birthdate: 1906-05-06
Date of death: 1984-02-26
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Paotingfu, China
Place of death: Rosemont, Pennsylvania, USA
Cause of death: cancer
Places of residence: Rosemont, Pennsylvania, USA
Education: Dartmouth College (BA|1926)
Christ Church College, Oxford University (BA|1932)
University of Illinois (Ph.D|1934)
Occupations: poet
translator
classicist
professor
Relationships: Lattimore, Owen (brother)
Lattimore, Eleanor Frances (sister)
Lattimore, Steven (son)
Organizations: Bryn Mawr University
American Philological Association
Archaeological Institute of America
National Institute of Arts and Letters
United States Navy (WWII)
Awards and honors: American Philosophical Society (1959)
American Academy of Arts and Letters (1965)
American Academy of Arts & Sciences (1962)
Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets (1984)
American Academy of Arts and Letters Academy Award (Literature ∙ 1954)
Rhodes Scholar (show all 7)
Phi Beta Kappa

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Reviews

Greek Tragedies, Volume 1 by David Grene

Seriously, how can you give stars to a book like this? That would just be wrong and presumptuous somehow. That being said, I definitely enjoyed Antigone the most. Something about her just sang to me.

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beentsy | 1 other review | Aug 12, 2023 |

The Iliad of Homer (The Programmed Classics) by Richmond (Homer) Lattimore, Translated With An Introduction By

883.01 — Literature › Greek and other Classical languages › Prose and Fiction, Classical Greek › Pseudo-Callisthenes

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ciyates | Dec 18, 2022 |

Greek Lyrics by Richmond Lattimore

Fragments of poems by a variety of ancient Greek poets. The translations are lovely, though I wish Lattimore had given a few more notes explaining some of the references. He does provide a short biography of each poet.

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Marse | 3 other reviews | Oct 24, 2020 |

The Complete Greek tragedies by David Grene

I was impressed to discover this translation is still in print. While these stories aren't much fun, they are the foundation upon which much was later built. They are the Orestia; Agamemnon, Libation Bearers & Eumenides. Enjoy?

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DinadansFriend | Jan 26, 2016 |

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