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The detail about authorship being attributed based on "John Dryden: a bibliography of early editions and of Drydeniana (1967), by Hugh Macdonald" challenges a simple understanding of who authored *The Works of Virgil* in the 1709 edition because it indicates that not all parts were written by Virgil [Passage 1]. While the title page clearly states "The Works of Virgil containing his Pastorals, Georgics and Æneis... Translated into English Verse; By Mr. Dryden" [Passage 1], Passage 1 also explicitly states that "Some parts of the work, such as the life of Virgil and the Arguments to the different parts, were contributed by other authors."
The bibliography by Hugh Macdonald serves as the basis for attributing authorship of these contributed parts, suggesting a scholarly analysis that distinguishes between Virgil's original works, Dryden's translations, and contributions from others. This implies that *The Works of Virgil* as presented in this edition is a compilation, with Dryden being the primary translator of Virgil's poems but not the sole author of every section within the collection [Passage 1]. The passages also specifically mention contributions from Knightly Chetwood for…
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← The Works of Virgil containing his Pastorals, Georgics and Æneis ( 1709 ) by Virgil , translated by John Dryden → Transcription of the third edition of a work first published in 1697. Some parts of the work, such as the life of Virgil and the Arguments to the different parts, were contributed by other authors. Authorship of these parts has been attributed based on John Dryden: a bibliography of early editions and of Drydeniana (1967), by Hugh Macdonald, pp. 56-59). Virgil 3102267 The Works of Virgil containing his Pastorals, Georgics and Æneis 1709 John Dryden Portrait of John Dryden,…
← The Works of Virgil (Dryden)/Person The Works of Virgil by John Dryden Preface to the Pastorals by Knightly Chetwood The Works of Virgil (Dryden)/Poem 1 → Authorship based on John Dryden: a bibliography of early editions and of Drydeniana (1967), by Hugh Macdonald , p. 57. 3109765 The Works of Virgil — Preface to the Pastorals Knightly Chetwood PREFACE TO THE PASTORALS, With a short DEFENCE of VIRGIL Against some of the Reflexions of Monsieur Fontanelle . S the Writings of greatest Antiquity are in Verse, so of all sorts of Poetry , Pastorals seem the most Ancient; being form'd upon the…
← The Works of Virgil (Dryden)/Dedication (Clifford) The Works of Virgil by John Dryden The Life of Publius Vergilius Maro by Knightly Chetwood The Works of Virgil (Dryden)/Person → Authorship based on John Dryden: a bibliography of early editions and of Drydeniana (1967), by Hugh Macdonald , p. 57. 3109749 The Works of Virgil — The Life of Publius Vergilius Maro Knightly Chetwood Portrait of Virgil THE LIFE OF Pub. Virgilius Maro . IRGIL was born at Mantua , which City was built no less than Three Hundred Years before Rome ; and was the Capital of the New Hetruria , as himself, no less…
For works with similar titles, see Pastorals . ← The Works of Virgil (Dryden) ( 1709 ) by Virgil , translated by John Dryden Pastorals → Virgil 3109832 The Works of Virgil (Dryden) — Pastorals 1709 John Dryden Books (not listed in original) The First Pastoral, or TITYRUS and MELIBŒUS. The Second Pastoral, or ALEXIS. The Third Pastoral, or PALAEMON. The Fourth Pastoral, or POLLIO. The Fifth Pastoral, or DAPHNIS. The Sixth Pastoral, or SILENUS. The Seventh Pastoral, or MELIBOEUS. The Eighth Pastoral, or PHARMACEUTRIA. The Ninth Pastoral, or LYCIDAS and MOERIS. The Tenth Pastoral, or GALLUS.
← The Life of Publius Vergilius Maro The Works of Virgil (Dryden) by Virgil , translated by John Dryden Person A Preface to the Pastorals → 3109752 The Works of Virgil (Dryden) — Person John Dryden Virgil A SHORT ACCOUNT OF HIS Person, Manners and Fortune . E was of a very swarthy Complexion, which might proceed from the Southern Extraction of his Father, tall and wide-shoulder'd, so that he may be thought to have describ'd himself under the Character of Musæus , whom he calls the best of Poets. —— — Medium nam plurima turba Hunc habet, atque humeris ex tantem suspicit altis . His…
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- How does the description of *The Georgics*' themes (work, care, moral values) connect with or diverge from the detailed list of contents for Dryden's translation, and what does this suggest about the translator's potential emphasis?
- What is the significance of the Latin epigraph "Sequiturq; Patrem non passibus Æquis" ("He follows his father with unequal steps") on the title page, and how might it frame a reader's expectations of Dryden's translation?
- How do the various dedications, prefaces, and essays preceding each section (Pastorals, Georgics, Aeneis) function to guide the reader's interpretation, and what does their presence reveal about the period's approach to classical literature?
- The text explicitly states this is "The Third Edition." What can we infer about the reception and impact of Dryden's translation in late 17th and early 18th-century England from the fact that it went through multiple editions so quickly?