Ovid's art of love, in three books : The life of Ovid; Ovid's remedy of love; his art of beauty; the court of love; and The history of love, including the following stories, viz. I. The history of Perseus and Andromeda. II. The history of Pygmalion. III. The story of Hippomenes and Pygmalion. IV. The story of Cephalus and Procris. V. The story of Orpheus and Eurydice. VI. The parting of Achilles and Deidamia. VII. Leander's epistle to hero. VIII. The story of Narcissus and Echo. IX. The story of Salmacis and Hermaphroditus. X. The passion of Scylla for Minos. and XI. A pastoral elegy on the death of Delia. Adorned with cuts, and embellished with explanatory notes never before published.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Glasgow :
Printed for J. Edwin,
MDCCLVIII. [1758]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Item Description: | Titlepage in red and black. Variously translated by John Dryden, Nahum Tate and William Congreve. 'The court of love' is paraphrased from Chaucer by Arthur Maynwaring and 'The history of love' is by Charles Hopkins. Reproduction of original from British Library. Electronic resource. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (218 pages,plates) |
| Place of Publication: | Great Britain -- Scotland -- Glasgow. |