On the anniversary of his birthday .. English poet Bob Ahedb translated Iliad and Odyssey

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An English poet of the eighteenth century, famous for his poetic poetic passages and his translation of the works of Hermirus, who was influenced by him since his youth. Alexander Pope, who is born today, was born on this day in 1688 and left in the same month, 30 May 1744 .

Alexander is the third writer to be quoted in the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations. After Shakespeare and Alfred Tennyson, Bob was born to a father named Alexander Bob the Great, a linen merchant, and his mother Edith Pope, all of whom were Catholics.

At that time, Catholics were banned from entering the universities or first entry to public service, so Bob learned to read from his aunt, then went to Twayford School in 1698 or 1699, then went to two Catholic schools in London.

The Bob family then moved to a small farm in 1700 as a result of anti-Catholicism and a system that prevented Catholics from staying within 10 miles (16 km) of London. By this time Bob had completed his formal education, Homer, Virgil, Horace and Juvenal, along with William Shakespeare and Derridan.

Bob was able to make important friendships, most notably with John Carell. He was a 20-year-old poet and introduced him to many of his acquaintances in London's literary world. The playwright, William Witcherly, was an obscure poet.

Bob published rural poetry in the sixth part of Tonson's book, Poetic Varieties, in 1709, which brought him instant fame.

He began in 1713 AD to announce the translation of the Iliad Homer, who had fascinated him since childhood and was very hard work for him, and already managed to show a translated folder every year, which made him make a lot of money, and helped him to move to a villa in Twickenham in 1719, The cave and famous gardens, and Zane Bob the cave with marble and marble, the villa was demolished yet but the cave is now located under St. James Independent School for Boys and is open to the public once a year.

After the success of Homer's translation, he began translating the Odyssey epic. The first translation was published in 1726, and this time he used William Pro and Elijah Fenton, but he tried to hide the team's cooperation with him, but the secret leaked, and some damage to Bob's reputation for some time.

Bob has suffered from health problems since he was 12 years old, such as bot disease, a type of tuberculosis that has mutilated his physical structure, made him stop growing and made him sick. He also suffered from breathing difficulties and eye inflammation. meter.

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