The muses and the muse inspired crew
- DMI number:
- 44607
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Evidence:
- First Line:
- The muses and the muse inspired crew
- Last Line:
- To chant and Hieron's valiant acts proclaim
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Imitation / translation / paraphrase, Pastoral, and Couplet
- Themes:
- Mythology and Poetry / literature / writing
- Author:
- Edward Sherborn
- Confidence:
- Confident (50%)
- Comments:
- No record of Edward Sherborn on LION, mentioned in Ward, A. W. and Waller, A. R. eds. The Cambridge History of English Literature Volume VII 'Most of his translations from a miscellaneous set of authors, Coluthus and Preti, Theocritus and Casimir, are in undistinguished couplets; his original pieces are more lyrical and better; the best being religious.'
- Translated from:
- Theocritus
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Title:
- Poems by several hands on several occasions [R22319]
- Page No(s):
- p.151-157
- Poem Title:
- The Graces or Hieron Theocriti Idyll. 16.
- Attribution:
- Translated by Sir Edward Sherborn
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
Poem Aliases
Theocritus. Idyll. 16
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