Chapman’s Tragedies: Unpublished Academic Thesis Analysing George Chapman’s Literary Legacy

Unpublished academic thesis written by University College London English literary scholar, author, and university lecturer Lilian Haddakin (1914 -1982). Written most probably in the early ‘50s using the title ‘Mrs’ rather than ‘Dr.’ the thesis focuses on the ethical foundations and literary influences of George Chapman’s plays. The introduction begins, ‘This book is an attempt to discover how far Chapman made his tragedies vehicles for expressing his ethical convictions...’. George Chapman was an important English dramatist, translator and poet who made history by producing the earliest complete English translations of Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey.

PHYSICAL CONDITION: In very good condition. Bound in hard backed paper covered boards titled to upper and front pastedown ‘Chapman’s Tragedies / Lilian Haddakin / Mrs. L.F. Haddakin, Department of English, UCL’; cracking along spine hinges to front and rear, otherwise very sound. Contents page outlines introduction, 13 chapters headings, conclusion and bibliography. Typed to versos only numbered 1 - 361. Annotations and corrections in black biro throughout. Fully referenced. c.100.000 words.