Sixth Book Of The Aeneis Of Virgil Translated Into English Verse PDF Download

Excerpt from The Sixth Book of Virgil's AEneid: And Other Poems What form of English verse is best for a translation of the 'AEneid' is a problem which has not yet been solved Solved it can only be by a version which shall establish a claim to be itself a classic; but this solution has not yet been found. The version of Bishop Gawain Douglas, the earliest, is too crude and archaic to be accepted by modem readers. A rendering (published in 1582) in hexameters of the first four books was attempted by Richard Stanyhurst, the Irish Chronicler; but his book is ludicrous, almost beyond belief, both in language and in rhythm. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."