Document Type
Article
Date
Fall 1984
Keywords
Syracuse University Special Collections, Virgil, epic poetry, Classics, John Dryden, Jacob Tonson, John Ogilby, Aeneid
Language
English
Disciplines
Arts and Humanities | Classical Literature and Philology | Intellectual History
Description/Abstract
This article relates the history of John Dryden's translation of Vergil's Aeneid, a first folio edition of which is located at Syracuse University Special Collections. Dryden's translation, written in seventeenth century England, reflected the tense polticial environment of the times, and competed with several translations from other writers.
Recommended Citation
Hoffman, Arthur W. "Dryden's Virgil: Some Special Aspects of the First Folio Edition." The Courier 19.2 (1984): 61-80.
Source
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