Aristotle. The Poetic of Aristotle. Translated from the Greek with notes by Henry James Pye, Esq. London: Printed for John Stockdale, 1788
Slightly later full calf. Covers decoratively ruled in blind, spine decoratively stamped in gilt, with leather label. Marbled edges. , xxiv, 202, [6, ads] pp. , Engraved title-page. Errata slip pasted on last page of ads.
Spine faded, occasional foxing, front hinge starting to crack. Overall a good, clean copy., Pye (1745-1813), a country gentleman and Member of Parliament from Berkshire with degrees from Magdalen College, Oxford, was the author of numerous poems and plays, the best known of which is his epic poem in six books, Alfred (1801). He succeeded Thomas Warton as poet laureate in 1790, and held the office for twenty-three years, dutifully producing yearly odes on the kingÕs birthday and numerous patriotic pieces. Though his poetry is little read today, his translations and commentary have endured more successfully.
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