TRANSLATED BY C. P. CRANCH.
Uniform with Longfellow’s “Dante,” Bryant’s “Homer,” and Taylor’s “Faust.” 1 vol. Royal 8vo. $5.00.
“Without seeking to imitate the verbal exactness of Longfellow’s ‘Dante,’ he has yet kept very close to the original,—in this respect far surpassing Dryden; and it can scarcely be doubted that blank verse is, for most readers, a better equivalent of the Latin hexameter than Conington’s measure. A comparison of single passages, not less than the general impression produced by a careful reading of the whole, will show the superiority of Mr. Cranch’s version. He has given us a translation of Virgil which can be read with pleasure by the classical scholar and by the mere English reader, and which will rank with the best poetical translation of our time.”—Boston Transcript.
“The best translation yet made of Virgil’s master-work.”—N. Y. Evening Mail.
The Masque of the Gods.
By BAYARD TAYLOR.
1 vol. 16mo. $1.25.
“We can give but a faint idea of the sublimity of the conception which is wrought out in the drama. In some respects it approaches ‘Faust’ in its tremendous power and suggestiveness. It would seem to be a work suggested to the author from his study of ‘Faust,’ and has something of the inspiration of that mighty work. As a work of art it ranks among those of standard authors.”—Troy Times.
Out-of-Door Rhymes.
By ELIZA SPROAT TURNER.