Author:Gavin Douglas
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[edit]
- Eneados (1513), a Scots translation of Virgil's Aeneid.
- Palice of Honour (1501)
- King Hart (attributed)
- Conscience (attributed)
Collected works[edit]
- The Poetical Works of Gavin Douglas, Bishop of Dunkeld (1874), in 4 vols., edited by John Small (external scans (multiple parts): 1, 2, 3, 4)
Works about Douglas[edit]
- "Douglas, Gawin," in Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, London: Smith, Elder, & Co. (1885–1900) in 63 vols.
- "Douglas, Gavin," in A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature, by John William Cousin, London: J. M. Dent & Sons (1910)
- "Douglas, Gavin," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Gavin Douglas," in Catholic Encyclopedia, (ed.) by Charles G. Herbermann and others, New York: The Encyclopaedia Press (1913)
Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1929, and 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.
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