Dillon Wentworth

Poet; known for his blank verse translation of Horace's Ars Poetica (1680) and his Essay on Translated Verse (1684), which was the first essay to enunciate the principles of poetic diction.

Full Name Dillon Wentworth
Variant Names Earl of Roscommon
Gender Male
Birth Date 1637
Death Date 1685
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Beinecke Osborn c351

Title Poetry Vol: iii
Period 1731-1760
Archive Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Role: Major author