Joseph Trapp

The Translator's Advertisement .

The Author's Preface.

ERRATA.

LECTURE I.

LECTURE II, and III. Of the Nature and Origin of Poetry in general.

LECTURE IV, V, VI, VII. Of the Style of Poetry.

LECTURE VIII, IX, X, XI. Of the Beauty of Thought in Poetry; or of Elegance and Sublimity.

LECTURE XII. Of Epigram, and other lighter Species of Poetry.

LECTURE XIII. Of Elegy.

LECTURE XIV. Of Pastorals.

LECTURE XV. Of Didactic or Preceptive Poetry .

LECTURE XVI. Of Lyric Poetry .

LECTURE XVII, XVIII. Of Satire .

LECTURE XIX, and c. Of the Drama in general .

LECTURE XXIII, and c. Of Comedy .

LECTURE XXVI, and c. Of Tragedy .

LECTURE XXIX, and c. Of Epic , or Heroic Poetry .

CONCLUSION.

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LECTURES
ON
POETRY

Read in the SCHOOLS of

Natural Philosophy

At OXFORD,

By JOSEPH TRAPP, A.M.

Translated from the Latin,

With additional Notes.

LONDON:

Printed for C. Hitch and C. Davis in Pater-Noster-Row.

MDCCXLII.