The first edition of this collection appeared less than two months before Dryden’s death on. In general, Dryden’s translations of the classics were addressed to a wide readership who was not necessarily versed in the original languages. The Odyssey: A New Translation by Peter Green. I pass my time sometimes with Ovid, and sometimes with our old English poet, Chaucer translating such histories as best please my fancy and intend besides them to add somewhat of my own: so that it is not impossible, but ere the summer be pass'd, I may come down to you with a volume in my hand, like a dog out of water, with a duck in his mouth.įables Ancient and Modern contains nineteen translations: seven from Chaucer, eight from Ovid’s Metamorphosis, three from Boccaccio, and the first book of the Iliad.

Eventually, Dryden took refuge in the translation of a selected number of ancient and medieval authors, as he described in a letter to a friend: Being a converted Catholic and a supporter of King James II, Dryden ended connections with the court patronage upon the accession of William III (reigned 1689–1694). Purchase a copy of this text (not necessarily the same edition) from . Penelope and Telemachus are regularly wise (debatably unambivalent translations of periphron and pepnumenos respectively, which also erase the difference. The Annenberg CPB/Project provided support for entering this text. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press London, William Heinemann, Ltd. Copyright: 2001 Pages: 520 Size: 6 x 9.25 in. And then to her feet she strapped the beautiful sandals, Heavenly things made of gold that bore her across the wet seas And the endless expanses of land, swift as the breath of the wind.

As poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright, John Dryden (1631–1700) dominated the literary scene of Restoration England. The Odyssey with an English Translation by A.T. New Translations from Homer, The Odyssey 1 Book 1, 96125: Athen flies from Olympos to give advice to Telemakhos Her words.

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