Well, with the French language, which I understood and spoke, however imperfectly, and read in great quantities, at certain times, the matter I suppose was slightly different from either Latin or Greek.
Robert Fitzgerald Quotes
I would then go on to say that Homer, as we now know, was working in what they call an oral tradition.
Similar Quotes
Cricket is the greatest game that the wit of man has yet devised.
- Sir Pelham WarnerAdvertising is selling Twinkies to adults.
- Donald R. VanceThe struggle of the male to learn to listen to and respect his own intuitive, inner prompt...
- Herb GoldbergEach generation of the church in each setting has the responsibility of communicating the ...
- Francis SchaefferEach had defended his own country; the Germans Germany, the Frenchmen France; they had don...
- Ernst TollerComments on: "Robert Fitzgerald Quotes: I would then go on to say that Homer, as we now know,..."
Robert Fitzgerald (23)
Birth: | 12th October, 1910 |
Death: | 16th January, 1985 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Critic, Poet, Translator |
About
Robert Stuart Fitzgerald was a poet, critic and translator whose renderings of the Greek classics "became standard works for a generation of scholars and students." He was best known as a translator of ancient Greek and Latin. In addition, he also composed several books of his own poetry.
Related Authors
Advertisement
Today's Anniversary - 25th November
Births
- 1869 - Ben Lindsey
- 1913 - Lewis Thomas
- 1924 - Paul Desmond
- 1896 - Virgil Thomson
- 1562 - Lope de Vega
Deaths
- 2002 - Karel Reisz
- 1998 - Nelson Goodman
- 1973 - Laurence Harvey
- 1974 - U Thant
- 1970 - Yukio Mishima
Quote of the day
Popular Topics
Love Quotes
God Quotes
Inspirational Quotes
Insult Quotes
Life Quotes
Past Quotes
Power Quotes
Racism Quotes
Self Respect Quotes
Truth Quotes
Victory Quotes
Wise Quotes
Funny Quotes
Death Quotes
Spirituality Quotes
Achievement Quotes
Business Quotes
Economy Quotes
Wisdom Quotes
Technology Quotes
Sports Quotes
Sacrifice Quotes
History Quotes
Challenge Quotes
Compromise Quotes
Encouragement Quotes
Expectations Quotes
Justice Quotes
Management Quotes
Vision Quotes
About Quoteswave
Quoteswave have collection of famous quotes and sayings by popular authors. We have biggest database of famous proverbs and quotes with images. We have categorized all quotes with different topics and tags like love quotes, inspirational, motivational, life, friendship, success, smile, achievement and belief quotes. Everyone love good meaningful quotes so share famous picture quotes with your friends and loved one.
Our mission is to motivate, boost self confiedence and inspire people to Love life, live life and surf life with words.
Our mission is to motivate, boost self confiedence and inspire people to Love life, live life and surf life with words.
X
Share with your friends