N. P. Osipov
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| Nikolay Petrovich Osipov | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1751 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Died | May 19, 1799 (aged 48) O.S. (May 30, 1838 N.S.) Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
Nikolay Petrovich Osipov (Russian: Николай Петрович Осипов) (1751 in Saint Petersburg – 19 May [O.S. 30 May] 1799 in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire), was a Russian writer, poet and translator.
He is best known for his mock-heroic 1791 poem Eneida travestied (Russian: Вирги́лиева Энеи́да, вы́вороченная наизна́нку).
Osipov's Eneida is a parody of Virgil's Aeneid, where the Trojan heroes talk like XVIII century Russians.
Osipov's Eneida (1791) and Kotliarevsky's Eneida (1798)[edit]
In 1798 Osipov's Eneida was translated into Ukrainian by Ivan Kotliarevsky