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Title: The Works of John Dryden Poems: The Works of Virgil in English 1697
Description: Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0520021223. Cover is gray with gold lettering on spine. Pages are clean and tight; this is a NEW book. Illustrated with 32 b/w engravings from Aeneis, books VII--XII, as originally to the 1697 edition. "The present text is that of 1697 emended to correct errors and to incorporate changes that Dryden made for the second edition of 1698...For nearly three centuries Dryden's translation has held the field as the finest English version of Virgil...while inimitably his own, Dryden's version also displays his use of previous translations, where he found rhyme pairs, phrases, sometimes whole lines and couplets he could use or adapt". Oversized, 4#. Please see also Book #1703, Volum XX of this series, and Book # 1702, Volume V of this series. ; The Works of John Dryden Series; B&W Illustrations; 6 1/4 x 9 1/4; 1209 pages; DJ has slight edge wear and bumping; in a mylar cover.. New in Near Fine dust jacket .

Keywords: 0520021223 John Dryden; Poetry; Poems; Virgil; Classical Literature; William Frost; Translations; Latin Authors; Ancient Authors; Literature/Poetry/Classics Cultural History Education European History Geography English/British History World History Fairy

Price: US$ 63.25 Seller: Pegasus Books
- Book number: 8520

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