Joseph Trapp

Joseph Trapp (1679-1747) was a prominent English poet, clergyman, and academic. As the Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford, Trapp engaged in literary, critical, religious, and political spheres. His translation of Virgil's Aeneid reflets his Miltonic influence and neoclassical ideals. Trapp's critical engagement with classical epic and his innovative translation into Miltonic blank verse demonstrate his enduring impact on English neoclassicism.