Ovid's Metamorphoses / Translated by Dryden, Congreve, and other eminent persons.

Author/creator Ovid
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : Published by R. M'Dermut & D.D. Arden, no. 1 City-Hotel, 1815.
Description2 volumes : illustrations ; 14 cm
Supplemental ContentShaw-Shoemaker Digital Edition
Subjects

Other author/creatorGarth, Samuel, Sir, 1661-1719 editor.
Other author/creatorDryden, John, 1631-1700 translator.
Other author/creatorAddison, Joseph, 1672-1719 translator.
Other author/creatorGay, John, 1685-1732 translator.
Other author/creatorPope, Alexander, 1688-1744 translator.
Other author/creatorCongreve, William, 1670-1729 translator.
Other author/creatorRowe, Nicholas, 1674-1718 translator.
Other author/creatorEusden, Laurence, 1688-1730, translator.
Other author/creatorMaynwaring, Arthur, 1668-1712, translator.
Other author/creatorCroxall, Samuel, 1688 or 1689-1752
Other author/creatorTate, Nahum, 1652-1715 translator.
Other author/creatorStonestreet, William, -1716, translator.
Other author/creatorHarvey, Stephen, 1655-1707, translator.
Other author/creatorOzell, John, -1743 translator.
Other author/creatorStanyan, Temple, 1675-1752 translator.
Other author/creatorWelsted, Leonard, 1688-1747 translator.
Other author/creatorGarth, Samuel, Sir, 1661-1719 translator.
Other author/creatorCalcott, Mr., translator.
Other author/creatorVernon, Thomas, translator.
Other author/creatorSeymour, Joseph H., engraver.
Uniform titleMetamorphoses. English
SeriesEarly American imprints. Second series no. 35546. ^A575643
General noteVol. 1 contains books I-VIII; v. 2, books IX-XV.
General noteAdded engraved title page has title: Ovids Metamorphoses, translated into English verse; by various authors. Vol. I-[II].
General noteTranslations compiled by Samuel Garth. Translators include John Dryden, Joseph Addison, John Gay, Alexander Pope, William Congreve, Nicholas Rowe, Lawrence Eusden, Arthur Maynwaring, Samuel Croxall, Nahum Tate, William Stonestreet, Stephen Harvey, John Ozell, Temple Stanyan, Leonard Welsted, Samuel Garth, Mr. Calcott and Mr. Vernon.
General note"Sherman & Pudney, printers."--versos of title pages.
General noteEngraved title page to v. 2 signed: Seymour sc. Engraved title page to v. 1 unsigned.
General noteVol. 1: 10, 258, [4] p, [2] leaves of plates; v. 2: 224, [4] p., [2] leaves of plates.
General noteErrors in paging: v. 1, p. 210 misnumbered 21; v. 2: p. 150 misnumbered 50.
General note"Biographical notices of the authors of this translation."--v. 1, p. [5]-10.
General note"Contents."--v. 1, p. [259-262]; v. 2, p. [225-228]. Lists the contents and translators of each of the fifteen books.
References Shaw & Shoemaker 35546
Other formsMicroform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Reproduction noteElectronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 35546).
Genre/formPoems 1815.
Genre/formBiographies.