Robert Potter

(b. 1721, Podimore, Yeovilton, Somerset – d. Aug. 9, 1804, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England )

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Robert Potter (1721-1804) was a clergyman who in 1788 became a prebendary of Norwich Cathedral. He was a translator and poet, and published translations of the plays of Aeschylus (1777), Euripides (1781-83) and Sophocles (1788). His practice of using blank verse to translate Greek hexameters and rhyming verse for choruses was widely adopted by other translators. He also published poetry, sermons and political pamphlets.

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Robert Potter

Mentioned in 5 letters

Title	EMCO ID
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to James Beattie	1798
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to James Beattie	1803
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Mary Robinson	1841
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to James Beattie	1842
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Elizabeth Carter	3363

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