The Poetical Works of John Dryden, Esq., Vol. 1 of 3: With the Life of the Author (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book The Poetical Works of John Dryden, Esq., Vol. 1 of 3: With the Life of the Author (Classic Reprint) written by John Dryden and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-05-05 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Poetical Works of John Dryden, Esq., Vol. 1 of 3: With the Life of the Author Besides the original pieces and translations hither to mentioned, Mr. Dryden wrote many others Tlu v consist oftranslations from the Greek and Latzu p ets, Ep'stles to several persons, Prologues and lipi logues to several plays, Elcgics, Epitaphs, and Son His last work was his Fables, ancient and modem. Translated into verse from Homer, Ovid, boccjg c, and Chaucer. To this work is prefixed, by any cl preface, a criticalaccount of the authors from lwm the fables are translated. 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.