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The Preface to the Aeneis of Virgil (1718)
by Joseph Trapp
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- C2
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- 5 chapters
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About this book
Step into the world of early 18th-century literary and political intrigue through a scholarly preface that intertwines Virgil's epic with the era's cultural and religious debates, revealing the complex mind behind a pivotal translation of the Aeneid.
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