An angry preface to a classicSourced
He translated the Odyssey.
His preface took a swipe at a critic.
Early English translator George Chapman angrily answered a rumour that he had worked from a Latin version rather than Greek. His preface insulted the rumour's source. Scholars note that he did draw heavily on earlier translations and commentary.
The argument appears
before the epic begins.
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