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| Genre/Form: | Poems Biographies |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Biography, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Ovid; Samuel Garth, Sir; John Dryden; Joseph Addison; John Gay; Alexander Pope; William Congreve; Nicholas Rowe; Laurence Eusden; Arthur Maynwaring; Samuel Croxall; Nahum Tate; William Stonestreet; Stephen Harvey; Ozell, Mr.; Temple Stanyan; Welsted, Mr.; Calcott, Mr.; Thomas Vernon; Joseph H Seymour |
| OCLC Number: | 426075378 |
| Notes: | Vol. 1 contains books I-VIII; v. 2, books IX-XV. Added engraved title page has title: Ovids Metamorphoses, translated into English verse; by various authors. Vol. I-[II]. Translations compiled by Samuel Garth. Translators include John Dryden, Joseph Addison, John Gay, Alexander Pope, William Congreve, Nicholas Rowe, Lawrence Eusden, Arthur Maynwaring, Samuel Croxall, Nahum Tate, William Stonestreet, Stephen Harvey, John Ozell, Temple Stanyan, Leonard Welsted, Samuel Garth, Mr. Calcott and Mr. Vernon. "Sherman & Pudney, printers."--versos of title pages. Engraved title page to v. 2 signed: Seymour sc. Engraved title page to v. 1 unsigned. Vol. 1: 10, 258, [4] p, [2] leaves of plates; v. 2: 224, [4] p., [2] leaves of plates. Errors in paging: v. 1, p. 210 misnumbered 21; v. 2: p. 150 misnumbered 50. "Biographical notices of the authors of this translation."--v. 1, p. [5]-10. "Contents."--v. 1, p. [259-262]; v. 2, p. [225-228]. Lists the contents and translators of each of the fifteen books. |
| Description: | 2 v. : ill. ; 14 cm. |
| Series Title: | Early American imprints., Second series ;, no. 35546. |
| Other Titles: | Metamorphoses. |
| Responsibility: | Translated by Dryden, Congreve, and other eminent persons. ... |
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