English hexameter translations from Schiller, Göthe, Homer, Callinus and Meleager

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ENGLISH HEXAMETER TRANSLATIONS FROM /049/T *, \$jg)Vvip, nut)(Cnllmus, ILnu&rm : JOHN ALBEMAELE STREET.MUEEAY, MDCCCXLVII. :GT-ambrfogc DrlntcD it Onltotrsltj frrss.tjjc THE Hexameters and have been writtenElegiacs byfollowing English several and at various times and there are therefore;persons, probably some in the versification of different It is believed,discrepancies parts. all the are executed with thethat these are forhowever, slight; pieces to the natural andintention that the readlines, being according ordinary hexameters or Ifshall run into accentualpronunciation, pentameters. this be be no less to thesuch versespoint acceptable Englishgained, may andthan have been to the German be foundear,they long poetical may to the mostin our as well as in its sister earnestsuited, language, speech, and elevated kinds of poetry. IV the translations the is both aTo some of tooriginal appended, give the others are no less and toscale of their fidelity, (for faithful,) also, the tone of classical and at which this kind ofcompactness puritysuggest Inverse to aim. other the has been omitted and;ought pieces original the -reader will thus be better able to whether these havejudge essays charm of besides that which toof the their closeness theany poetry, reflects them.beautiful originals upon THE EDITOR. CONTENTS, FROM SCHILLER : ' THE WALK . . . J. F.W.H 4 THE DANCE W.W. .... 29 ' THE SEXES 33 EPIGRAMMATA Columbus W.W 39 . . i .'... ib.Odysseus The .Sower . . . . . . . J.C.

Sujets

• Callinus
• Schiller
• Homer
• German literature
• Meleager
• Greek literature
• Göethe

Informations

• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 9
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 10 Mo

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