Certain Bokes of Virgiles Aenaeis
translation by Surrey
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Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, was an English poet who, along with Sir Thomas Wyatt, introduced Italian poetic styles and meters to England. This innovation laid the groundwork for a significant era in English poetry. Surrey's translation of Books II and IV of Virgil's Aeneid, published as Certain Bokes of Virgiles Aenaeis, was the first use of blank verse in English poetry. This translation, along with his other works, contributed to the development of the English sonnet form.12
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