Gavin Douglas: A Selection from his Poetry

by Gavin Douglas, Sydney Goodsir Smith (Editor)

100 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1959

About the author

Gavin Douglas, or Gawin Douglas (c.1474 - 1522), was a Scottish bishop, makar and translator. He was the third son of Archibald, 5th Earl of Angus by his second wife, Elizabeth Boyd.

Although he had an important political career, he is chiefly remembered for his poetry. His main pioneering achievement was the Eneados, a full and faithful vernacular translation of the Aeneid of Virgil into Scots, and the first successful example of its kind in any Anglic language. Other extant poetry of his includes Palice of Honour, and possibly King Hart.