1728 VIRGIL Travesty Paul Scarron Literature Aeneid Mythology Trojans Burlesque

1728 VIRGIL Travesty Paul Scarron Literature Aeneid Mythology Trojans Burlesque

“If I cannot move heaven, I will raise hell.”

― Virgil, The Aeneid

A rare 1728 French edition of Paul Scarron’s parody of Virgil’s Aeneid – ‘Virgile Travesti’. ‘Virgile Travesti’ was Scarron’s most famous work and helped establish a new Burlesque writing style. This edition was published in two volumes with 8 full-page engravings by Pierre Lochon.

Item number: #19086

Price: $550

SCARRON, Paul

Le Virgile travesty en vers burlesques

Lyon : Deville & Chalmette, 1728-29.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes
  • 1 – 386
  • 2 – 380, [4]
  • 8 full-page engravings, plus engraved frontispieces
• Language: French
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
• Size: ~6in X 4in (15cm x 10cm)

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