Arthur Golding
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Arthur Golding was an English translator of more than 30 works from Latin into English.
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Title page of The XV. Bookes of P. Ouidius Naso: Entituled, Metamorphosis. Translated out of Latin into English meeter by Arthvr Golding was first printed in 1567 and was reprinted five times by 1603. This title page is from the 1593 edition printed by John Danter.
Memorial to Arthur Golding in St Andrew's Church, Belchamp St PaulWriters from United Kingdom 6
About this person
Arthur Golding was an English translator of more than 30 works from Latin into English. While primarily remembered today for his translation of Ovid's Metamorphoses because of its influence on William Shakespeare's works, in his own time he was most famous for his translation of Caesar's Commentaries, and his translations of the sermons of John Calvin were important in spreading the doctrines of the Protestant Reformation.
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United KingdomCategory
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Writer / Author
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deceased
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Lived 1536 to 1606 · aged 70
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12 languages
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