Monsieur Bossu's treatise of the epick poem
Subtitle: containing many curious reflexions, very useful and necessary for the right understanding and judging of the excellencies of Homer and Virgil
By: Made English from the French, with a preface upon the same subject, by W. J. To which are added, an Essay upon satyr, by Mons. d'Acier; and a Treatise upon pastoral, by Mons. Fontanelle
Contributors: W. J.; Dacier, André, 1651-1722; Fontenelle, M. de (Bernard Le Bovier), 1657-1757; Le Courayer, Pierre François, 1681-1776; Motteux, Peter Anthony, 1660-1718
Edition: The 2d ed.; with a discourse on the usefulness of the work, and some memoirs concerning the life of the author, not in the former edition.
Publisher: J. Knapton and H. Clements
Published: 1719
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Table of contents: title: v. 1. Preface of the translator. A discourse of ... to Monsieur the abbot knight of Morsan. A memoire concerning the Reverend Father Bossu, sent to M....... by the Reverend Father Courayer (p. xxi-xxxvi)  Monsieur Bossu's Treatise of the epick poem (book I-II); title: v. 2. Monsieur Bossu's Treatise of the epick poem (continued) book III-VI. An essay upon satyr, written by the famous Monsieur Dacier (p. 298-315)  Of pastorals, by Monsieur de Fontenelle, English'd by Mr. Motteux (p. 316-351) Fragments taken from the Remarks of Mr. Dacier upon passages of Aristotle's Poetry, which have relation to ... this treatise.