The First Printed Translations into English of the Great Foreign Classics: A Supplement to Text-Books of English Literature — John Shaqi
The First Printed Translations into English of the Great Foreign Classics: A Supplement to Text-Books of English LiteratureHarris, William James
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The First Printed Translations into English of the Great Foreign Classics: A Supplement to Text-Books of English Literature
Harris, William James
Literature -- Translations into English -- Bibliography
=CASTIGLIONE, BALDASSARE.=. _b._ 1487, _d._ 1529. =Italian writer.=
CORTIGIANO. THE BOOK OF THE COURTIER, (1518). Done into English by
Sir T. Hoby, 1561.
Influenced English court ideals.
=CATO, DIONYSIUS.= 4th century. =Latin moralist.=
Here begynneth the prologue or prohemye of the book called Caton, etc.
Here fynysshed this present book, whiche is called Cathon translated
oute of Frensshe in to Englysshe by W. Caxton. 1483.
=CATULLUS, CAIUS VALERIUS.= _b._ 84, _d._ 54 B.C. =Latin poet.=
THE ADVENTURES OF CATULLUS, AND HISTORY OF HIS AMOURS WITH LESBIA.
Intermixt with translations of his choicest poems. By several hands.
1707.
The most passionate and lyrical of all the Latin poets.
Catullus was very largely influenced by Sappho's 'Odes of
Love', 610 B.C. Catullus and Horace combined form type for
English odes, such as Ben Jonson wrote, addressed to 'Lesbia',
'Celia', 'Delia', etc.
=CAXTON, WM.= _b._ 1422, _d._ 1491. =Scholar and printer.=
THE CRONICLES OF ENGLOND. Westmynstre, 10 June 1480. The Discripcion
of Britayne, Westmynstre, 18 August, 1480.
[This work is sometimes called the 'Chronicle of St. Alban's',
and sometimes 'Caxton's Chronicle', also 'Fructus Temporum'.]
Mentioned here as England's first printer. Translated and
printed many books, but mostly of a popular nature.
=CELESTINA.=
THE SPANISH BAWD REPRESENTED BY CELESTINA; OR THE TRAGICK COMEDY OF
CALISTO AND MELIBEA. _Tr._ [by James Mabbe] 1631.
CELESTINA, THE FAIR ... DAUGHTER TO THE KING OF THESSALIE. Done out
of French into English [by W. Barley?]. 1596.
=CELLINI, BENVENUTO.= b. 1500, d. 1571. =Italian artist.=
THE LIFE OF B. C.... AND THE HISTORY OF HIS OWN TIME. Written by
himself (1558) and ... _translated_ by T. Nugent. 1771.
=CELTIC, ETC., ANTHOLOGIES: COLLECTIONS.=
CAMPBELL, J. F. _Ed. and Tr._ POPULAR TALES OF THE WEST HIGHLANDS. [4
v. 1860-62.] 1890-91.
[Orally collected, with _trs._ One of the most important
collections of folk-tales in the whole literature of folk-lore,
ranking with Grimm's German collections.]
CROKER, T. CROFTON. _Ed._ FAIRY LEGENDS AND TRADITIONS OF IRELAND.
1825.
[Still the best collection for the south of Ireland.]
CURTIN, JEREM. _Tr._ MYTHS AND FOLKLORE OF IRELAND. 1890.
[Orally collected from Gaelic lips.]
JOYCE, P. W. _Tr._ OLD CELTIC ROMANCES [_Tr._ from Gaelic MSS.] 1879.
LAING, D. SELECT REMAINS OF THE ANCIENT POPULAR POETRY OF SCOTLAND.
1822.
LAING, D. EARLY SCOTTISH METRICAL TALES. 1826.
NASH, D. W. TALIESIN: _trs._ of Remains of Welsh Bards. 1857.
MENZIES, LOUISA. _Tr._ LEGENDARY TALES OF ANCIENT BRITONS. 1864.
[_Trs._ from the chronicles.]
O'GRADY, STANDISH H. _Ed._ and _Tr._ SILVA GADELICA. 2 v. 1892.
[A collection of tales in Irish, with English trs.]
RHYS, JNO. _and_ J. G. EVANS. OLD WELSH TEXTS. v. 1-4, 1887.
1. 'Red Book of Hergest': Mabinogion, 1887.
2. 'Black Book of Carmarthen', 1888.
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