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An essay on epic poetry : in five epistles to the Revd. Mr. Mason : with notes /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hayley, William, 1745-1820 (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Printed for J. Dodsley, in Pall-Mall, M.DCC.LXXXII. [1782]
Subjects:
Mason, William, > 1725-1797 > Early works to 1800.
Dante Alighieri, > 1265-1321 > Translations into English > Early works to 1800.
Cavalcanti, Guido, > -1300 > Translations into English > Early works to 1800.
Ercilla y Zúñiga, Alonso de, > 1533-1594 > Translations into English > Early works to 1800.
Camões, Luís de, > 1524?-1580 > Translations into English > Early works to 1800.
Camões, Luís de, > 1524?-1580.
Cavalcanti, Guido, > -1300.
Dante Alighieri, > 1265-1321.
Ercilla y Zúñiga, Alonso de, > 1533-1594.
Mason, William, > 1725-1797.
Epic poetry > History and criticism > Early works to 1800.
Epic poetry > Early works to 1800.
Poetry > Early works to 1800.
Epistolary poetry, English > Texts > Early works to 1800.
Epistolary poetry, English.
Epic poetry.
Poetry.
Texts.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Early works.
Translations.
Description
Item Description:With a half-title and errata (unnumbered page 1 at end).
Two lines of quotation in Latin following the title; separated by swollen rules.
In verse.
Signatures: [A]² B⁴-Qq².
Extensive notes to the third epistle include verse translations, with original texts, of extracts of works by Cavalcanti and Dante, Alonso de Ercilla and Camoens.
Errata at end.
The Cushing Library/Rare Books copy was acquired as part of the Lois Goddard Morrison Collection of Eighteenth Century Literature.
Physical Description:2 preliminary leaves, 298 pages, 2 unnumbered pages ; 28 cm (quarto)
Place of Publication:Great Britain -- England -- London.