Le Virgile travesti en vers burlesques.

SCARRON, Paul.

Published by Paris: chez Michel David, 1705., 1705

About this Item

12mo. 2 vols. Small paper flaw in P10 of vol.1 affecting 4 letters. Contemporary calf, worn at corners and at head and foot of spine gold-tooled spine. **** Scarron made his name as the author of burlesque verse (Recueil de quelques vers burleques, 1643). In 1644 appeared his Typhon, five cantos of jocosity describing the wars of the giants against the gods. His most famous work in this vein is his Virgile travesti (1648), a parody of Virgil which was never finished consisting of eight cantos of scurrilous octo-syllables. Seller Inventory # 6/088

Bibliographic Details

Title: Le Virgile travesti en vers burlesques.

Publisher: Paris: chez Michel David, 1705.

Publication Date: 1705

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good