The Minor Poems of Vergil

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Excerpt from The Minor Poems of Vergil: Comprising the Culex, Dirae, Lydia, Moretum, Copa, Priapeia, and Catalepton In the case of several short poems by the same author it seems desirable that they should be translated by one person, as otherwise the different styles of different translators are likely to interfere with a right conception of the style of the author. As far as I know, these minor poems of Vergil have not been put into English by one translator before. Edmund Spenser published a version of the "Culex" in 1590, Cowper made a translation of the "Moretum" in 1799, and the three "Priapeia" have been translated several times (e.g., by Lamb, 1821, and by Martin, 1861) along with the poems of Catullus, with whose works these pieces were formerly printed. The others I think are translated for the first time. As a life of Vergil is essential for the understanding of some parts of these poems, such as the "Curses" and the "Catalepton, " I have prefixed a translation of Foca's metrical "Life of Vergil." As far as I know, this has not been translated before. 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.