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Publius Vergilius Maro (70 BC - 19 BC), usually called Virgil or Vergil in English, was an ancient Roman poet during the Augustan period. He was responsible for writing three of the most famous Latin poems: the "Eclogues" (or Bucolics), the "Georgics", and the epic "Aeneid". It is these three seminal works that are contained within this volume, translated from the original Latin into English prose by John Conington. Contents include: "The Buco...

The Works of Virgil is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1880.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these...

Excerpt from The Works of Virgil: With a CommentaryThe first three editions of this volume were the work of Mr. Conington. The fourth edition was revised and enlarged by Mr. Nettleship. The orthography was recast, references adapted to recent texts, additional notes inserted, and four elaborate essays prefixed to the commentary by way of a general intro duction.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and clas...

Excerpt from The Choephoroe of Æschylus: With Notes, Critical and ExplanatoryThe librarian of the Escurial informs me that no mss. Exist there answer ing to the report inserted by Capt. Medwin in the preface to his translation of the Prometheus. The story had not escaped the notice of John Wordsworth, who speaks doubtfully Of it, referring to an article in the British Critic.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of...

Excerpt from Miscellaneous Writings of John Conington, Late Corpus Professor of Latin in the University of Oxford, Vol. 1 of 2In conclusion, I have only to add that in collecting and editing these Miscellanies, I have to the best of my ability performed what I regarded as a sacred duty to the memory of a friend from whom I received more than I find it possible to express.Thanks must be rendered to the proprietors of the Quarterly, Edinburgh, N...

Excerpt from The Agamemnon of Æchylus: The Greek Text, a Translation Into English Verse, and Notes Critical and ExplanatoryN the present work Ihave undertaken to perform two duties, which in English literature have been usually kept distinct, that of a translator and that of a philological commentator. Though there does not seem any reason in the nature of the case why a scrupulous attention to the text 'and an appreciation of the poetry of an...

Excerpt from The Satires of A. Persius Flaccus: With a Translation and CommentaryReading or of interpretation, or in what form he would have put the last touch to the less finished portions. I have, in several instances, added to the notes a reference to works now recognized as Of standard authority, which had not appeared at the time when the commentary was written. Some parallel passages and illustrations I added for the first edition, and h...

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About the Book Books on Traditional Crafts relate to work undertaken by hand or with the help of simple tools to make practical and /or decorative objects or tools. Hobbies can include traditional crafts, i.e. making things for pleasure and skills development, collecting things of interest, such as stamps or butterflies, or looking after a garden. Titles include: Dutch bulbs and gardens, Photography Indoors and Out, and How to form a library. ...

Excerpt from The Works of Virgil: With a Commentary The first three editions of this volume were the work of Mr. Conington. The fourth edition was revised and enlarged by Mr. Nettleship. The orthography was recast, references adapted to recent texts, additional notes inserted, and four elaborate essays prefixed to the commentary by way of a general intro duction. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare an...

John Conington's three-volume edition of The Works of Virgil, begun in 1852, has long been unavailable except in rare second hand sets. The whole work is now being reissued in six affordable paperbacks, with new introductions setting the commentary in its context. Well into the twentieth century Conington's Virgil remained the sine qua non for school and undergraduate students and their teachers. Conington's commentary is remarkably close and ...

John Conington's three-volume edition of The Works of Virgil, begun in 1852, has long been unavailable except in rare second hand sets. The whole work is now being reissued in six affordable paperbacks, with new introductions setting the commentary in its context. Well into the twentieth century Conington's Virgil remained the sine qua non for school and undergraduate students and their teachers. Conington's commentary is remarkably close and ...

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