Virgil ; trans. John Dryden

The Works of Virgil translated into English Verse by John Dryden [Pastorals, Georgics & Aenies]

London: J. Walker, 1811. 16mo, contemporary full calf binding with blind stamped decorations boards, blindstamped decoration and raised bands spine with title ['Virgil'] in gilt, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled, engraved illustrated title page, engraved frontis plate with scene from the Aenid, second printed title page, pp xxxv, 464, iv. Backstrip restored: slightly chipped to corners, laid down over matching leather. Very occasional spotting / foxing mainly to title page and prelimins, in general clean, well bound, very good condition.

The Roman poet Virgil [Publius Vergilius Maro, 70 - 19 BC] translated by the English poet John Dryden [1631-1700], in a much admired translation, complete in one volume. The volume includes: the biographical essay "The Life of Publius Vergilius Maro", by William Walsh; the 'Pastoral' poems (now more generally known as the Eclogues or the Bucolics); the Georgics; and the Aeneid. The Aeneid tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who fled the fall of Troy and founded Rome. Virgil's Aeneid has been considered the national epic of ancient Rome since its compostion. This small 1811 pocket format edition is an attractive and well bound copy of a literal classic. Item #103832

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