Author:Gavin Douglas

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Gavin Douglas (1474–1522)

Scottish bishop, makar and translator. Although he had an important political career, it is for his poetry that he is now chiefly remembered. His principal pioneering achievement was the Eneados, a full and faithful vernacular translation of the Æneid of Virgil and the first successful example of its kind in the British Isles. Other extant poetry includes his King Hart and the Palice of Honour.

Works

• Eneados (1513), a translation of Virgil's Æneid.
• Palice of Honour (1501)
• King Hart (attributed)
• Conscience (attributed)

Works about Douglas

• “Douglas, Gavin” in Encyclopædia Britannica, (11th ed.), 1911.
• “Douglas, Gavin” in A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John William Cousin, London: J. M. Dent & Sons, 1910.
• “Gavin Douglas” in Catholic Encyclopedia, 1913.

Works by this author published before January 1, 1923 are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.