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gavin douglas
Gawin Douglas (c. 1474 - 1522) was a Scottish cleric, Makar and translator. He was the third son of Archibald 'Bell-the-Cat' Douglas, Earl of Angus.
Gawin was appointed Bishop of Dunkeld and Provost of St. Giles and had an important political career, but it is for his poetry that he is now chiefly remembered. His principal pioneering achievement was the Eneados (1513), a full and faithful vernacular translation of the Aeneid of Virgil and the first successful example of its kind in any Anglic language. Other extant poetry includes his Palice of Honour and possibly King Hart.…more
Gawin was appointed Bishop of Dunkeld and Provost of St. Giles and had an important political career, but it is for his poetry that he is now chiefly remembered. His principal pioneering achievement was the Eneados (1513), a full and faithful vernacular translation of the Aeneid of Virgil and the first successful example of its kind in any Anglic language. Other extant poetry includes his Palice of Honour and possibly King Hart.…more
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Gavin Douglas
Gawin Douglas (c. 1474 - 1522) was a Scottish cleric, Makar and translator. He was the third son of Archibald Bell-the-Cat Douglas, Earl of Angus.Gawin was appointed Bishop of Dunkeld and Provost of St. Giles and had an important political car...
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Dido Of Carthage
Dido was, according to ancient Greek and Roman sources, the founder and first queen of Carthage (modern-day Tunisia)....